Florida Strong’s new Web ad condemns Legislature for faulty congressional map

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As Florida lawmakers began discussing redistricting on the first day of a two-week Special Session in Tallahassee, a new Web ad is reminding Floridians why the Legislature is convening in the first place.

The ad, called “Cannot be Trusted,” comes from the group Florida Strong. It features local television news clips that aired the night that the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature violated the state constitution in 2012 in the drawing up of eight specific congressional districts.

The Legislature is scheduled to remain in session until Aug. 21. A third Special Session focusing on redrawing state Senate lines is scheduled for October.

 

Mitch Perry

Mitch Perry has been a reporter with Extensive Enterprises since November of 2014. Previously, he served five years as political editor of the alternative newsweekly Creative Loafing. Mitch also was assistant news director with WMNF 88.5 FM in Tampa from 2000-2009, and currently hosts MidPoint, a weekly talk show, on WMNF on Thursday afternoons. He began his reporting career at KPFA radio in Berkeley and is a San Francisco native who has lived in Tampa since 2000. Mitch can be reached at [email protected].



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