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House Democrats rail against term-limits

TALLAHASSEE — House Democrats on a committee advancing term-limits for some county officials complained Wednesday that term-limits had drained “institutional knowledge” from the Legislature and would do the same at the local level. The proposed constit... »

Osceola’s Melendez is first announced candidate for new congressional district

Julius Melendez, the vice-chair of the Osceola County school board, on Friday became the first candidate to officially announce he’s running for Congress in the new Hispanic-heavy District 27 that’s expected to be created in Orange, Osceola and Polk co... »

Senate congressional map has big – and not-so-big- changes

The Florida Senate’s Reapportionment Committee released its long-awaited maps drawing new districts for the state Senate and adding two congressional seats to Florida’s existing 25.  Eyeballing the congressional maps (available here), there are some ma... »

Siplin: Lawmakers can’t do away with my district

TALLAHASSEE — As the politically cantankerous redistricting process cranks up, Senate lawmakers are starting to quarrel over the publicly drawn maps the chamber is reviewing — and they haven’t even drawn any lawmaker-submitted maps yet. During a Senate... »

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