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Melissa RossSeptember 23, 2015

North Florida Democrats are pushing back after a report that Rep. Janet Adkins told a group of North Florida GOP activists in a closed-door meeting that the key to defeating U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown is boosting the number of black prisoners in her district. “It’s clear to me that kind of gamesmanship from Rep. Adkins is […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 4, 2015

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday said it will have the last word on redrawing the state’s congressional district map. In a nine-page order, the court told Circuit Judge Terry Lewis to hear from all sides and “then make a recommendation to (this) Court … as to which map proposed by the parties – or which portions of each map – best fulfills the specific directions […]

Jim RosicaAugust 31, 2015

If “self-interested partisans” can’t agree on congressional redistricting, then it’s time for an independent commission to redraw the state’s political boundary lines, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said on Monday. Nelson, who met with a small of group of reporters in his Tallahassee office, referred to the recent Special Session called for lawmakers to draw a new map […]

Jim RosicaAugust 27, 2015

Florida legislators were offered a chance to fix the state’s congressional district map – and they blew it. That’s the message sent Thursday by the plaintiffs in the 3-year-old congressional redistricting lawsuit, according to a filing with the Florida Supreme Court. Indeed, the parties said that “faced with the Legislature’s disregard of its mandate,” the court should draw the […]

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 […]

Melissa RossAugust 25, 2015

One of the state’s leading pollsters says Republican legislators may live to regret seeing Florida’s redistricting mess turned over to the courts. “There is absolute risk,” says Mike Binder, University of North Florida political science professor and lead pollster at the school’s Public Opinion Research Laboratory. “While the Senate is willing to compromise, the House is […]

Phil AmmannAugust 18, 2015

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On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled Florida House approved a “base map” of new congressional districts by a 76-35 vote – setting the stage for yet another battle royale with the Senate. For their part, senators can expect to vote this week on a version of the map that appears vastly different from the House proposal. And […]

Guest AuthorAugust 17, 2015

With the complexities involved over the redistricting cases winding their way through Florida courts, I shouldn’t be surprised how easily the Democrats are getting away with their misinformation campaign, and I really shouldn’t be surprised how willing the media is to repeat the Democrat talking points. Let’s review, first, what the constitutional amendments governed. The […]

Associated PressAugust 11, 2015

U.S. Rep. Dan Webster is asking state legislators to vote down a map that would upend his congressional district. Webster testified on Tuesday before a legislative panel. The Florida Legislature is holding a Special Session to adopt a new map for the state’s 27 congressional districts. The Orlando Republican is upset that legislative staff members […]

Brendan FarringtonJuly 29, 2015

Legislative leaders announced Tuesday they will hold a Special Session to redraw the state’s 40 Senate districts after the chamber acknowledged it violated the state constitution by creating maps that benefit Republicans and incumbents. The decision comes less than three weeks after the state Supreme Court threw out the congressional districts the GOP-dominated Legislature approved, […]

Tag: redistricting

Duval Dems: Janet Adkins comments on Corrine Brown “exactly what we don’t need in politics today”

Fla. Supreme Court says it will have final word on redistricting

Bill Nelson on redistricting: ‘Time for an independent commission’

Plaintiffs in redistricting case lambaste lawmakers

Redistricting hearing: Trial judge needs direction, Senate wants do-over

UNF pollster on redistricting: “absolute risk” for GOP leadership

Bill Day’s latest: Will Florida’s redistricting monster survive?

Must-read op-ed from Stafford Jones: Who is really doing the gerrymandering?

Dan Webster asks legislators to vote down proposed map

Florida Legislature will return to redraw Senate maps