By Jill Nolin | Editor
“This is an entirely different strategy now where [Republicans are] trying to crack rather than pack the minority vote.” - Charles Bullock, a political scientist at the University of Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp called for redistricting to take place for Georgia’s maps for state Senate and House, Congressional districts and “any other state office elected by district” during a Wednesday proclamation. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder
VOTING RIGHTS
By Maya Homan and Alander Rocha
Georgia lawmakers will reconvene in June for a special session to redraw the state’s political maps. Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. The move comes in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened key protections under the Voting Rights Act.
Kemp broke with many other Republican-led states in the South when he announced that the state would not pursue redistricting ahead of the 2026 general election. Other states, like Alabama and Tennessee, have rushed to break up Black-majority districts since the ruling.
An unloaded Glock 19X handgun sits next to a magazine and 9 mm ammunition at a gun range. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently vetoed a bill that aimed to prevent local governments from punishing motorists for keeping unsecured firearms in cars. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline)
GUNS
By Ross Williams
Gov. Brian Kemp has vetoed a bill that would have blocked local governments from punishing motorists for keeping firearms unsecured in parked cars.
In a statement, Kemp said he was vetoing the legislation because it would open law enforcement officers to lawsuits for enforcing the rules even though they had no say in enacting them.
The U.S. Capitol is pictured on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
DC BUREAU
By Ashley Murray
The seventh effort to stop President Donald Trump’s military campaign in Iran until he obtains congressional approval failed Wednesday in the U.S. Senate.
The vote marked the first test for Senate Republicans’ support for a War Powers Resolution after the expiration of the statute’s 60-day period granted to the president for military operations.
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