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The Return of the Hardy Decennials: Reapportionment and Redistricting in 2010

By James H. Hershman, Ph.D.

In the political world, the ending of the decade and the beginning of the New Year bring with it the constitutionally mandated new census count followed by the required reapportionment and redistricting of legislative representation. The resulting shifts will have significant consequences for everything from the Electoral College to the make-up of state legislatures, but the impact is most direct and visible in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Upcoming GAI Course(s):

Congressional Update

The Congressional Update is a one-day course offered on Capitol Hill between sessions of a two-year Congress.

It is intended to explain and analyze the major events that will have occurred in the First Session of a Congress, and examine what is likely to occur in the Second Session.

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Director's Desk

As the House and Senate get set to reconvene for the start of the Second Session of the 111th Congress, the landscape looks quite different than it did a year ago. The administration’s honeymoon is a distant memory, and the increasingly unlikely prospect of Democrats maintaining comparable majorities in the 112th Congress will likely drive much of the legislative agenda for the Second Session.

I hope to see many of you at the Congressional Update on the Hill January 20th. Please feel free to contact me if you wish to schedule a tailored version of the Update at your organization.

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