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Tennessee governor met with protests after signing GOP-backed House redistricting into law

The Independent·Travis Loller·25 days ago
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed into law a new U.S. House map that significantly alters a majority-Black district in Memphis , a move widely seen as part of Donald Trump’s broader strategy to secure a slim Republican majority in the upcoming November midterm elections. The governor’s swift approval followed a contentious legislative session where the Republican-led assembly pushed through the redistricting plan despite vociferous protests at the Capitol. Demonstrators chanted loudly in the galleries and hallways, while inside the Senate chamber, Democratic state Sen. Charlane Oliver stood on her desk, holding a banner denouncing the redistricting as a "Jim Crow" effort. (AP) Other Democratic senators linked arms in a show of defiance before Republican leadership quickly adjourned the special session, sending the map to Gov. Lee. Similar disruptions, including yelling, chanting, and air horns, had plagued the House vote, with state troopers holding back shouting protesters in the hallways.…

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