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The GOP-led Florida House approved Gov. Ron DeSantis's map Thursday, after the governor vetoed a bipartisan plan and called for a special session.
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A special session of Florida’s legislature begins today, as the state House and Senate try again to hammer out new congressional maps. Governor Ron DeSantis rejected bipartisan maps from lawmakers earlier this year, in a fight that’s largely focused on a north Florida district represented by a Black Democrat. DeSantis calls the district “illegal racial gerrymandering.” But University of Central Florida Political Science professor Aubrey Jewett explains that’s a controversial view.
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The state has a website -- floridaredistricting.gov -- designed to facilitate public access and input. It lets people draw and submit maps of their own.
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Florida’s senate district boundaries are under scrutiny. The Florida House is considering a new map approved by the senate last week.The Senate called the…
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Former governor and Senate candidate Charlie Crist is now setting his sights on a seat in Congress. Christ announced his candidacy Tuesday morning.
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Governor Rick Scott says he wants to protect Floridians from hospital 'price gouging'.The governor said this week he wants hospitals to post their prices and average payments, in an easily accessible place on their websites.The hospitals say he went too far with that statement- they’re calling it mean spirited.
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The Florida Supreme Court will have to decide how to fix the state’s congressional maps. That’s after a district court hearing Tuesday about the disputed…
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Heroin has overtaken cocaine as the deadliest street drug in Orange County and Mayor Teresa Jacobs says she wants to do something about it - fast. What’s the best way to tackle the heroin problem in Central Florida? And if it’s not heroin, will something else spring up just as fast to replace it? That story and more on the Friday news round table.
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Redistricting is complex and prone to political missteps. State lawmakers are proving that right now as they gather in Tallahassee to put together new congressional maps free of political influence. Intersection explores some of the pitfalls of redistricting and how some lawmakers say the process could be improved.
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Congresswoman Corrine Brown has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to prevent Florida lawmakers from redrawing her district. Brown said a proposed new map dilutes the minority vote.