The Republican-led Florida Senate admitted in a court filing on Tuesday that unnamed senators had violated the state Constitution by gerrymandering some Senate districts – and now they’ll have to be redrawn in a special session later this year. That session, to be held from Oct. 16 to Nov. 6, will be the third extra […]
High court hears redistricting appeal – Tallahassee Democrat
Tinkering with districts of two members of Congress did not cleanse a “tainted” process that Republican legislative leaders used to tilt the political playing field, two lawyers told the Florida Supreme Court Wednesday. David King, representing the League of Women Voters of Florida, and John Devaney, arguing for a group of voters opposed to the revised […]
Editorial: Gov. Rick Scott should embrace openness rather than secrecy – Tampa Bay Times
The spotlight turns on Tallahassee today as Gov. Rick Scott is sworn in for a second term, and there will be optimistic speeches and pronouncements about the Sunshine State’s bright future. Yet the governor and the Legislature have driven state government into the darkness with their disregard for public records and brazen attempts to keep […]
