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Jim RosicaSeptember 22, 2015

Two prominent Republican state senators are on the witness list for Thursday’s wrap-up hearing in the congressional redistricting court fight. Sen. Tom Lee, the chamber’s budget chief, and Sen. Bill Galvano, head of its redistricting panel, are set to testify. The witness list refers them as “will calls,” meaning they will definitely take the stand. […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 14, 2015

Political committees for top Senate Republicans have started to bring in cash again after the trio of sessions kept a lock on fundraising for most of the past five months. Clearwater Sen. Jack Latvala’s political committee, Florida Leadership Committee, brought in the most money last month with a $251,000 performance, though there was still plenty […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 11, 2015

Circuit Judge Terry Lewis has given parties in the ongoing congressional redistricting case until Monday to submit their final versions of how to draw boundary lines for those districts. At a brief hearing on Friday, Lewis set the date for all competing maps to be submitted. A final hearing on the matter still is set for Sept. 24, court […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 11, 2015

Senate Majority Leader Bill Galvano characterizes the redistricting situation he’s engrossed in as the most challenging and difficult experience yet of his 13-year legislative career in Tallahassee. The Bradenton Republican chairs the Senate Reapportionment Committee, and has been intricately involved with trying to work with House counterpart Jose Oliva in coming up with a newly redrawn […]

Mitch PerrySeptember 10, 2015

Jeb Bush may be struggling in the polls, but there was nothing but unadulterated love for him shown Thursday afternoon in Tampa, where a bevy of local and state Republicans – highlighted by an appearance by Jeb Bush Jr. – gathered to officially open the former Florida governor’s statewide headquarters. Located in the Town ‘n’ […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 8, 2015

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli says his chamber won’t back down from its version of a redrawn congressional map and thus won’t agree to convene in another Special Session. In a memo to members on Tuesday, Crisafulli – a Merritt Island Republican – did say he’d be OK with the Florida Senate coming back and approving the House […]

Jim RosicaAugust 28, 2015

State Rep. Jose Oliva has told House colleagues he’s unswayed by the latest Senate attempt to bring lawmakers back to the Capitol to agree on a new congressional district map. In a memo released Friday, Oliva – the Miami Lakes Republican who chairs the House redistricting panel – thanked his counterpart, state Sen. Bill Galvano, […]

Jim RosicaAugust 27, 2015

State Sen. Bill Galvano isn’t giving up on a legislative fix to the state’s congressional map mess, proposing yet another compromise he hopes will bring the House back to the table. On Thursday, the chairman of the Senate’s redistricting panel released a version of Florida’s 27 congressional districts that notably puts the southern flank of […]

Peter SchorschAugust 26, 2015

State Senator Joe Negron this morning upped the ante in the poker game to be President of the Florida Senate in 2016-18 by releasing the names of his colleagues who have pledged their support to him. Unfortunately for Negron, this latest ploy will likely fall flat. Claiming that he has the support of “Senators who […]

Jim RosicaAugust 25, 2015

Hope sprang eternal in the Leon County Courthouse on Tuesday with the state Senate’s redistricting chairman insisting there is still time for lawmakers to get together and come up with a new map for the state’s 27 congressional seats. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis held a brief hearing after the Florida Legislature couldn’t agree on new […]

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Bay area Republicans gather to open Jeb Bush’s statewide HQ in Tampa

Steve Crisafulli refuses another Special Session to redraw congressional districts

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Bill Galvano proposes another congressional map

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