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 […]
Slapped for making a ‘mockery’ of transparency, House and Senate now order redistricting docs retained – Miami Herald
After being pummeled by a harshly-worded court ruling that concluded Florida’s legislative leaders destroyed documents and allowed political consultants to “make a mockery” of their self-described transparency in the redistricting process, legislative leaders are now taking precautions. In an email late Friday to Senate members and staff, Senate President Don Gaetz asked everyone to “keep and do […]
