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Tennessee joins southern push to redistricting in favor of the GOP

NPR | By Marianna Bacallao
Published May 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM CDT

Over protests in the capitol, Tennessee lawmakers joined the rush of southern Republicans to redraw congressional voting maps now that protections for minority voting power have been weakened.

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