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Democrats proposed a new Utah congressional map amid partisan tensions in a hearing Wednesday.

Sen. Luz Escamilla and Rep. Doug Owens presented the map, criticizing the expert who drew maps for the committee co-chairs.

Republicans questioned Democrats' expert Daniel Magleby, highlighting past social media posts and map divisions.

SALT LAKE CITY — A legislative redistricting meeting devolved into partisan bickering Wednesday, as Republicans and Democrats sought to paint experts retained by the other side as biased.

The only two Democrats on the Legislative Redistricting Committee, Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla and Rep. Doug Owens, presented a proposed congressional map of their own to add to the five maps commissioned by the GOP

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