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Legislature 101: What is a special legislative session?

Governor calls in all Georgia legislators for selected off-season tasks

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has called a special session of state lawmakers to address topics of his choice, including redrawing the state’s political maps for 2028, addressing the end of the legal authorization to use QR codes on ballots, and allowing local November votes on shifting taxes off of homes.

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by Maggie Lee

How to gerrymander, or not

How mapmaking can distort the will of voters, representation

A lesson in lines as Georgia’s Republican leaders are considering how to redraw congressional and state legislative districts to maximize their party’s representation.

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by Maggie Lee

Legislature 101: Following Georgia’s budget drafts

Three publicly available documents on state spending that The Current GA monitors — and you can, too.

Whether it’s ‘big’ or ‘little,’ Georgia’s state budget and bills reflect the values and priorities of its elected officials. By putting a dollar amount on rhetoric — or withdrawing that dollar — elected officials declare their real priorities.

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by Maggie Lee

Legislature 101: Georgia’s one-party rule sidelines opposition

Parties don’t switch in and out of power in Georgia like they do in Washington, D.C.

Georgia has been governed by the majority party for nearly a generation, leaving the minority party without formal checks on power, but they use informal powers such as speeches, messaging bills, communications, and working with Republicans to try to exploit splits in the GOP.

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by Maggie Lee

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