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Shomari Figures: “It essentially removes that option away from the Corps to dispose of dredged material.”

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Discussing the amendment to ban thin-layer placement.

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Aug 13, 2026

The opponent doesn’t change the focus. The focus has always been and will always be the people of this district.

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Jul 26, 2026

This bill came out of committee with unanimous support, with no one voting against it, and so we anticipate something like this being able to work its way through and get on the House floor soon, but we don’t know exactly when that will be.

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Aug 10, 2026

Well, neither is true. The seat was never majority Black. It's currently about 47% Black. The new district takes that down to about 40% Black. And so we represent everybody.

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Aug 11, 2026

We represent everybody.

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