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Senate passes redistricting map amid complaints it benefits the GOP

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

UPDATES w/ Florida Democratic Party response By Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Senate voted 31-6 Thursday to pass its response to a high-court rebuke of its once-a-decade chore of redistricting, despite objections th... »

New Senate map doesn’t impact leadership contest, slightly erodes GOP advantage

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE — Interest groups anxious to make decisions about where to play in legislative elections have been expecting multiple head-to-head match-ups when the Senate unveiled new districts Saturday. They’re bound to be disappointed. The first Senate... »

Florida Senate passes its own new map, over complaints of racial ‘packing’

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE – Over complaints that its work continued decades-old gerrymandering, Senate Republicans rammed through a proposed map for their own 40 seats that more evenly divides population gains over the last decade and maintains an electoral advantag... »

Florida redistricting plans bound for legal fight

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE – After more than two years of bickering over reforms meant to curb political abuses, the Florida Senate Tuesday plans to debate maps for congressional and legislative districts that preserve Republican majorities and, its authors say, meet... »

League of Women Voters, Democratic Party, draw new redistricting maps — then withdraw them

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE — Groups that backed the Fair Districts anti-gerrymandering reforms passed last year — the League of Women Voters, Democracia, Common Cause and the Florida Democratic Party — have crafted new congressional and state Senate maps. And surpris... »

The Weatherford-Dorworth machine raises some sick green

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE — The next two Republicans slated to lead the Florida House have been traveling the state this summer for redistricting hearings, and raising gobs of cash from health-insurance, Big Sugar and other companies like Walmart. Since June, House ... »

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Senate passes redistricting map amid complaints it benefits the GOP

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

UPDATES w/ Florida Democratic Party response By Aaron Deslatte, Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Senate voted 31-6 Thursday to pass its response to a high-court rebuke of its once-a-decade chore of redistricting, despite objections th... »

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