Pleas for fairness meet political reality in Georgia redistricting

MARTINEZ, Calif. — In public meetings across Georgia, the people told their representatives what they want out of redistricting: unified communities, transparency and fairness. What they get might be much different. Now that census numbers have been released and public meetings concluded, Georgia legislators will begin crafting new districts for Congress and the General Assembly. The Republican lawmakers who control the process won't make any promises that redistricting will be any different from a decade ago, when they released the first maps the Friday before a special session, passed them w...