It looks to be game over -- at least for now -- for the Florida Legislature, which couldn’t reach an agreement on a set of redrawn congressional maps during the August special session.
For basically anyone involved in the Common Core State Standards, the road to the implementation of the national education standards has been anything but smooth. The same is true for any Republican hoping to snag the party’s presidential nomination -- and one website has doled out a “report card” on how each candidate is responding to concerns about Common Core.
Florida lawmakers crawled closer to striking a deal on new congressional maps Wednesday, though an official agreement hasn’t been reached just yet. There are only two days until the redistricting special session officially ends, and on Wednesday the full Senate took up an amended set of maps with slight differences from the original congressional base maps proposed before the legislative session began.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Florida’s fight to allow concealed weapons on college campuses will live to see another legislative session come January. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, has resurrected a bill allowing college students with concealed weapons permits to carry firearms on campus. Just a few short months ago, legislation to allow guns on college campuses was close to becoming a reality.
The Florida House stepped closer to finalizing a new set of maps for Florida’s congressional districts on Tuesday, but the passage of a bill approving a set of base maps wasn’t met without criticism from several lawmakers who blasted both the Florida Supreme Court as well as the entire redistricting special session.
The congressional district which covers eastern Hillsborough County is set to be in one congressional district, not three, if the Senate has its way with a new congressional map proposal. State lawmakers continued to hammer away at creating a new set of congressional maps on Monday, with several senators putting forth their own amendments to shift the shape of certain districts across the state.
A heated Corrine Brown headed to the Florida Capitol Thursday to voice her concerns over Florida’s congressional redistricting, and Brown left no holds barred as she tore into the state’s political process on drawing district lines.
Ah, Florida. The land where the sun shines and palm trees sway has always held a special place in the heart of college students, who often come to the Sunshine State for spring break. It’s a seemingly picture-perfect paradise, at least on the surface.
Political campaigns are changing. Now, that’s not to state the obvious, but 10 years ago, some of today’s most viral campaign tactics simply didn’t exist. America (and the world) can thank the Internet for that. Social media have vastly altered the way candidates not only reach out to voters, but interact with each other.
State lawmakers kicked off yet another special session Monday, and they’re ready -- albeit without a full roster in each chamber -- to unleash a new set of congressional maps with weighty implications for Florida’s political landscape.
