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Fair districts groups argue Florida's new congressional map violates the U.S. Constitution because it discriminates against Black voters.
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We take a closer look at the state's redistricting maps, while many were focused on the Tallahassee fight with Disney. Broward Teachers Union discusses banned books and raising teachers’ pay. Plus, April is National Poetry Month. We’re hearing ZipOdes from locals.
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The staff member who prepared a congressional redistricting map said race and party politics in now way factored into the final product being considered by the Legislature. Lawmakers were called back to the Capitol for a special session Tuesday to approve new congressional districts after DeSantis vetoed the maps they approved last month.
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Gadsden County residents spoke out against the governor's plan to erase Democratic Congressman Al Lawson's 5th Congressional District.
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Black Democratic lawmakers on Monday described new congressional lines proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis as “aggressively partisan” and a “racist tactic,” as the plan could boost Republican representation at the expense of minority candidates in North and Central Florida.
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Lawmakers go into a special session next week giving up on their fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis over keeping minority access congressional districts in place.
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Taddeo said she opposes "wasting taxpayer money to go there," citing a letter signed this week by Republican leaders in the Legislature that stated they would rather get the governor's sign-off on a new congressional map before drawing one of their own.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has submitted a congressional map that lawmakers are expected to take up when they meet in Tallahassee on April 19 - 22. The drawing would eliminate African American Democratic Rep. Al Lawson's district.
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Florida’s Secretary of State Laurel Lee is asking a federal court to halt proceedings in a lawsuit over the state’s new congressional map.
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Legislators okayed maps redrawing Congressional districts, but this week the governor rejected them
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The crux is that DeSantis’ threat to veto a redistricting plan drawn up by state lawmakers jeopardizes the chances of reaching agreement on a map — and that judges should step in.
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Florida’s new state legislative districts are now in place for the next decade after the state Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the state House and Senate maps.