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At event by the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership, Braun called Evansville region an 'oasis of prosperity,' and suggested to media that states won't step to cover SNAP benefits.

Community members from Morgan County gathered Thursday night for an educational listening session on redistricting as Indiana lawmakers prepare for a special session to draw new maps. It is the first of three hosted by the nonpartisan group ReCenter Indiana Politics.

Indiana lawmakers are under pressure to redraw the state's congressional maps at the behest of President Donald Trump. Two of the remaining questions for Indiana's redistricting push are when and how?

Indiana faith leaders say that Republican lawmakers drawing unfair legislative maps would be "sin." Gerrymandering, they argue, is "political and theological idolatry."

The nation's high court high court ruled it cannot decide whether legislative districts unfairly drawn to benefit a political party are unconstitutional.

The council lacks the ability to change redistricting laws, so the vote has no legal binding. But it works to show state legislators its intent to stop partisan gerrymandering.

As the Supreme Court hears the lawsuit out of Wisconsin, Hoosier advocates hope it spurs change in Indiana.

One advocacy group says redistricting reform is key to increasing voter turnout, because gerrymandering results in too many landslide victories.

Some looking for redistricting reform say a groundswell of public support might prove necessary for lawmakers to take action.

Redistricting advocates promise to push for reform again during the next legislative session.