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Florida House panel OKs congressional map despite criticism

Published on August 14, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Despite sharp criticism from a Florida congresswoman that it would disenfranchise black voters, the Florida House is moving ahead with a substantial overhaul of the state’s 27 congressional districts. A House panel split along party lines on Thursday and approved a proposed map that would substantially alter the state’s political landscape and which could lead to the defeat of several incumbents now in office. The Legislature is holding a rare August special session because the state Supreme Court ruled lawmakers…

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If Jeff Miller runs for Senate, North Florida dominoes will begin to fall

Published on May 18, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

If Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller runs in 2016 for Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate, the political dominoes that are likely to fall will stretch from Florida’s border with Alabama to the Suwanee River. Odds of Miller running increased after he attended this past weekend’s quarterly meeting of the Republican Party of Florida, something that the Chumuckla lawmaker has not done for almost a year. Many saw Miller’s attendance at the event as yet another indication he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. Not…

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Mike Hill becomes the latest Republican to condemn Matt Gaetz’s tweet

Published on May 1, 2015 in Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

What was supposed to be the last day of the regular legislative session in Tallahassee is turning into a very bad one for Matt Gaetz. The House Republican from Fort Walton Beach set off a firestorm on Thursday afternoon, after he tweeted out a comment regarding a petition to the Florida Supreme Court filed by Senate Democrats that challenges the unilateral adjournment by the state House earlier this week. Referring to some typos in the document, Gaetz tweeted, “This lawsuit reads like it was…

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Lauren Book ends statewide trek with Tally rally to protect Florida children

Published on April 22, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by James Call

Krysta is an 18-year-old Florida State University student; she is the reason Lauren Book marches. Krysta’s abuse started when she was 6. She did not tell anyone for six years, until she first told a camp counselor, then her parents. Wednesday was the first time she has talked publicly about her abuse. “My legs are shaking, my whole body is shaking,” she said while waiting for Book’s final mile of her annual 1,500-mile Walk in My Shoes march across Florida.…

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