Breaking News: Tallahassee Judge Says Redistricting Amendment 7 is a No-Go in November

Amendment 7, pushed to the November ballot by Sen. Mike Haridopolos and others among the state Republican leadership, will no longer be up for a vote in November, a Tallahassee judge has ruled. The amendment had been crafted to balance out -- or oppose -- Amendments 5 and 6, which dealt with gerrymandering districts. Haridopolos says it was important to make sure minority rights were protected in the redistricting process.

Haridopolos, incoming president of the Florida Senate, was attending the Clean Energy Summit in Orlando Thursday morning when he got the news. He admitted he was shocked and surprised and said he plans to take the issue to the Supreme Court.

More to come later in Sunshine State News.