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.
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.
Things are getting dicier for U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., as a major Democratic contender jumped in the race this week while another is contemplating getting in.
The battle over boundaries for Florida's 27 congressional districts began in earnest Thursday, with a state House committee approving a plan while senators considered overhauling the same proposal --- and as a congresswoman continued pressing her case that the map would harm black voters.
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.
The first draft of a new set of Florida congressional districts came under fire on several fronts Tuesday, with two members of Congress blasting the plan and some state lawmakers suggesting they would draw their own maps.
Embattled Republican Congressman Dan Webster returned to Tallahassee Tuesday as congressional redistricting threatens to end his lengthy time on the Florida political stage.
Lawyers trying to stop congressional redistricting in Florida decided to withdraw their motion on Monday, which means it’s back to the drawing board for U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla.
No, Sen. Latvala, the governor didn't declare war on the Legislature. Let's be very clear.
In fact, Jack Latvala was in the thick of it, where he likes to be, on the one hand defending the governor, on the other helping to light the first fuse.
It was the Senate that declared war on Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida House, and it did so the minute it took up Medicaid expansion.
Florida officially has a budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year as of Tuesday morning, when Gov. Rick Scott signed the newly-passed $78.7 billion budget into law.
