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Court-appointed special master and cartographer will draw new map before 2024 election – although state is expected to appeal
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Court-appointed special master and cartographer will draw new map before 2024 election – although state is expected to appeal
Now, an independent special master and cartographer will draw a map with two majority-Black districts.
The judges ordered that the new map be independently drawn, taking the responsibility away from the Republican-controlled Legislature while chastising state officials who “ultimately did not even nurture the ambition to provide the required remedy.”
Blatant political gerrymandering occurs in cities across the country, many of them run by Democrats. In Los Angeles, a scandal over a racist recording was only the tip of the iceberg.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a speech recently that the central bank would stamp out rapid inflation "until the job is done" despite a dropping inflation rate. While