The Georgia Capitol is seen on Aug. 27, 2022, in front of the Atlanta skyline. State lawmakers will gather Wednesday to start work on new political district maps.

Republicans who control the Georgia legislature on Thursday finalized a new congressional map that safeguards their party’s dominance in state politics and dashes, for the time being, Democrats ...

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones said the current maps must be redrawn by Dec. 8, in a win for voting rights activists who argued the state’s maps dilute the power of Black voters.

The state faces a Dec. 8 deadline to finalize a new map before Judge Steve C. Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia said he would have an outside expert draw one.