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Senate leadership open to talks on Trayvon Martin case

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Mike Haridopolos and his successor Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, said they are open to looking at town halls or potential hearings on the Trayvon Martin case after the November elections when lawmakers will begin committee... »

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... »

What’s in a number? In redistricting, a lot of politics

Central Florida Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE — The debate over re-drawing the Florida Senate’s political lines has come down to numbers, but not just racial breakdowns or election returns. The Senate Reapportionment Committee began its second day of debate Wednesday where it left off ... »

Senate bogs down over racial makeup of redistricting map

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE — An attempt to adopt newly fashioned Senate district lines in response to a court order bogged down Tuesday as lawmakers clamored for political information on how the new lines would look and whether they provided enough protection for min... »

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... »

Fair Districts groups ask for map-drawing in the sunshine

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE — Three of the groups that backed the Fair Districts reforms and are challenging congressional redistricting plans in court now want the Senate’s point-man to re-think his crash-course for re-drawing Senate districts. Lawmakers are facing a... »

Happy St. Paddy’s Day: Here’s a new Senate map

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate has set a noon Saturday deadline for filing a proposed re-drawing of the districts invalidated by the Florida Supreme Court last week. Noon Saturday happens to be smack in the middle of St. Patrick’s Day, with a parade ... »

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Senate leadership open to talks on Trayvon Martin case

Orlando Sentinal Political Pulse

TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Mike Haridopolos and his successor Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, said they are open to looking at town halls or potential hearings on the Trayvon Martin case after the November elections when lawmakers will begin committee... »

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