By Jill Nolin | Editor
“David led with conviction, guided by both principle and compassion. When he entered Congress, he carried that same spirit on the national stage. He represented not just the district, but the hopes and voices of countless Georgians.” - former state Rep. Calvin Smyre, speaking at a memorial service Friday at the state Capitol for the late Congressman David Scott.
Daughters of late Congressman David Scott Marcye Scott on the far left and Dayna Scott Vidal in the middle, along with wife Alfredia Scott on the right, listen to speeches during a memorial honoring the late congressman in the Georgia State Capitol on May 1, 2026. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder
REMEMBRANCE
By Alander Rocha
Current and former federal and state officials joined the late Congressman David Scott’s family for a memorial service at the Georgia State Capitol, where he was lying in repose Friday.
The Georgia state Capitol pictured on April 2, 2026. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder
2026 ELECTION
By Ross Williams and Alander Rocha
In this week’s political roundup, we spotlight a revealing moment from this week’s debates, along with the governor’s decision to hold off on calling lawmakers back to redraw the state’s political maps and the latest on early voting and endorsement news.
A U.S. appeals court has blocked one of the main methods of obtaining abortion medication for those living in states with bans. A hearing in the Louisiana case on telehealth access took place at the John M. Shaw U.S. Courthouse in Lafayette, La., in late February. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
One of the main methods of obtaining abortion medication for those living in states with bans is now blocked nationwide, after a federal appeals court decision issued Friday afternoon.
Georgia lawmakers were ordered to redraw the state’s maps during a special session in 2023 after a federal judge ruled that the state’s congressional and legislative boundary lines diluted the voting strength of Black Georgians. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (2023 file photo)
VOTING RIGHTS
By Maya Homan
Georgia lawmakers were ordered to redraw the state’s maps during a special session in 2023 after a federal judge ruled that the state’s congressional and legislative boundary lines diluted the voting strength of Black Georgians. Those maps could be revisited after Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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