THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, August 20, 2015……….Senate leaders crafting new districts for the chamber in 2012 held confidential meetings to discuss maps with lawmakers before the maps were made public, while at the same time boasting about “the most open and transparent redistricting process in Florida’s history,” according to court documents. Depositions and other evidence in […]
Redistricting leader pledges transparent process – Tampa Bay Times
You have heard it before. But State Sen. Bill Galvano said as he prepares to lead the new redistricting panel to redraw Florida’s Congressional Districts, he has one key goal. “We want to make sure we do everything in the most transparent way possible,” the Bradenton Republican said. Galvano was assigned to lead the redistricting […]
Crisafulli: There will be no traveling hearings on redistricting; Lee: process is ‘paralyzed’ – Miami Herald
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli said no Friday to the request from members of the state’s congressional delegation to conduct “hearings across our great state” on redistricting before a special session. “We are responding to a specific court order under a very tight time frame,” Crisafulli told the Herald/Times in a statement. “The court did not […]
