SAUNDERS TO RUN FOR SENATE

SENATE RELEASES REDISTRICTING SESSION SKED

Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, issued a proposed calendar Monday for the special redistricting session set to get under way Wednesday. The Senate will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with the Reapportionment Committee meeting 15 minutes after that day's session wraps up. The panel will meet again the following Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to approve a new map. That plan is set to be considered on the floor Thursday and Friday of that week.

PROGRESS, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SETTLE

Totals for second quarter fundraising for congressional campaigns have been trickling in this week ahead of the Friday deadline for reporting all contributions and spending in the second three months of the year. Most of the candidates havent filed their report with the Federal Election Commission, but a few have. A few others have said publicly what they plan to report.

NO SENATE SESSION SATURDAY
Senate President Mike Haridopolos said Friday that the Senate wont meet again until Monday, erasing fears that the Senate would hold an unusual Saturday session. Haridopolos earlier in the week said he planned to have the chamber meet on Saturday, but at the close of Fridays session told senators to return to the floor Monday. Legislative leaders will meet over the weekend as they try to resolve budget discrepancies between the Senate and House. The final agreed-on budget must be on desks midweek to finish the session as scheduled next Friday.