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 […]
Democrats Call For End To Redistricting ‘Skullduggery” The News Service of Florida
©2015 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved. Posting or forwarding this material without permission is prohibited. You can view our Terms of Use on our website. THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 13, 2015………. Republican legislative leaders, who have been huddling with staff and counsel, continue to offer little comment publicly as they decide how […]
Florida Court Finds Politics Determined District Lines – The New York Times
MIAMI — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected political gerrymandering by state legislators and ordered eight congressional districts redrawn within 100 days, a decision likely to complicate preparations for next year’s elections. In the 5-to-2 decision, the justices concurred with a trial court’s finding that a 2012 redistricting map drawn by the Republican-led Legislature […]
