Georgia Republicans shelve Kemp’s 2028 redistricting plan (opens in new tab)

Georgia’s Republican legislative leaders said June 17 that they would not redraw congressional or state legislative districts during a special session called by Gov. Brian Kemp, rejecting the Republican governor’s request to prepare new maps for the 2028 election cycle. House Speaker Jon Burns announced the decision hours before the General Assembly was to convene in Atlanta, and Republican leaders said the session would instead focus on property tax relief, ratifying a gas tax suspension and...