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Gwen Graham on redistricting: Legislature didn’t do its job

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U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham on Tuesday flunked the Florida Legislature because it failed to agree on a new map of congressional districts after a 2-week Special Session that ended last Friday. “When you’re given a job to do, you do the job,” Graham said after a Tallahassee news conference about her legislation aimed at reducing infant deaths. “The Legislature did not complete the task put before them.” Graham’s political future is in question because of a court case over gerrymandering in congressional redistricting,…

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Tuesday in Tally preview: Gwen Graham in town, redistricting back in court

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U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, a likely casualty of congressional redistricting, will be in the state capital this morning to announce “new legislation aimed at helping pregnant mothers and babies,” a news release from her office said. Graham, a Tallahassee Democrat, will take a tour of Capital Area Healthy Start, an organization that prevents infant deaths by helping at-risk mothers. Graham’s bill, the Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act, aims to provide “a much-needed focus on maternity care quality and health outcomes for mothers…

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Don Gaetz endorses Neal Dunn in North Florida congressional bid

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Former Senate President Don Gaetz is endorsing Panama City Republican urologist Neal Dunn in his bid for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District seat. An endorsement from the longtime Niceville Republican should surprise few in North Florida. In 2014, Gaetz appointed Dunn in 2014 as the Senate’s representative on the Enterprise Florida Board of Directors, the public-private corporation that oversees economic development grants and financing. Dunn, an Army veteran, faces political newcomer Mary Thomas for the seat held by first-term Democratic U.S.…

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State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister endorses fellow conservative Mary Thomas for Congress

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Republican Jeff Siegmeister, state attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit, today endorsed fellow conservative Mary Thomas in her bid for Florida’s 2nd Congressional District. Calling her campaign “historic,” Siegmeister said Thomas would bring “much-needed vibrancy” to Capitol Hill and “help return the country to greatness.” Thomas, who like Siegmeister is a member of the Federalist Society of conservative attorneys, would be the first Indian-American woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress. Siegmeister, also a strong supporter of U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, has served as…

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Gwen Graham churns ice cream, packs containers for latest Work Day

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Gwen Graham’s latest “Work Day” had the congresswoman as far from Capitol Hill as one can get. The Democrat from North Florida’s 2nd Congressional District spent a work shift mixing ingredients, churning ice cream and packing containers at Southern Craft Creamery in Marianna. Citing a long family history in the dairy industry, Graham used the semi-regular event to promote a highly regarded, family-owned agriculture business. “My family started a Florida dairy farm in 1932,” Graham told reporters afterwards. “My uncle…

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Today on Context Florida: innovative charter schools, Donald Trump and Social Security’s birthday

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Today on Context Florida: Jac Wilder VerSteeg writes that charter schools claim to innovate because they are freed from some of the stupid bureaucratic rules that plague traditional public schools. A couple of charter schools in Broward County are taking advantage of a “rule break” in a way the VerSteeg calls truly “innovative.” They don’t have to pay their bills. According to the professional prognosticators: Donald Trump is a carnival barker riding the presidential primary process for an eventual deal that…

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The mother of all analyses of Florida’s proposed congressional ‘base’ maps

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The Florida Legislature released its base map heading into next week’s Special Session on redistricting. The map makes changes to 22 of the 27 districts. Some changes are small while others are very large. Many voters will find themselves in brand new districts if the base map becomes law. The map below shows areas that will change districts and those that will remain the same. As the map shows, many folks (those in the red) will find themselves in new…

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