Democrats in Minnesota have been slow to rise to the redistricting fight this time around. During session, DFL caucuses in the Minnesota House and Senate passed on the chance to produce maps to counter a GOP majority proposal that pitted 26 incumbents against one another, the vast majority of them DFLers.

There’s a sense of aplomb among Minnesota Republicans when they talk about their prospects for coming out on top in this decade’s redistricting process.

The five-judge panel appointed to oversee the state's redistricting process will hold a week of public hearings across the state in October.

There is a lot of uncertainty about the 2012 legislative election season. Most significantly, nobody knows exactly what legislative districts will look like when the redistricting process — which is expected to drag on into February or March — is finally completed.

Draw the Line Minnesota has formed a panel featuring people from multiple political parties that will work on redistricting issues on a non-partisan basis.

If the Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton fail to agree on a redistricting plan by Feb. 21 of next year, the panel will then draw the lines itself.

Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed the redistricting plan passed by the GOP-led Legislature. In a letter detailing his reasons for rejecting the legislation, Dayton accuses the Republicans of drawing districts for partisan political purposes.

The long-awaited GOP map reshaping the state's Congressional districts was released Monday, and shows Republicans trying to protect newest House GOP star Chip Cravaack while isolating other DFL strongholds.

The debate was heated – and at times emotional – during the state House’s first Friday floor session as they passed through controversial bills on redistricting and abortion.

Rep. Sarah Anderson has released the first plan for redrawing legislative districts based on 2010 Census figures. The proposed map would pit 20 current House members against each other and six sitting senators, according to an analysis by Minnesota Public Radio.