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Census Projections: Fla. Could Get 2 More House Seats
MIAMI – (CBS4) – Florida’s increasing population may mean the state could pick up two more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, early projected figures from the U.S. Census bureau shows. The...
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Hispanic Voter Flap Leads To Calls For Senator’s Ouster
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – Most people know that you must be a US Citizen to vote, but apparently, that message missed one Central Florida state legislator. A member of the committee that is overseeing...
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Fla. Senate Panel Introduces Redistricting Plans
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — The House and Senate committees tasked with redrawing the state’s political boundaries each took a step closer to approving new legislative and congressional maps Tuesday...
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2012 Legislative Session Begins Tuesday
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The 2012 Florida Legislative session begins in earnest Tuesday, but, it may be a lean year for many major policy changes as candidates begin their push for re-election. The GOP super...
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Fla. Senate Pres. Warns Of Looming Budget Cuts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami/NSF) – Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos opened the 2012 legislative session Tuesday by warning lawmakers that budget cuts are coming to even the most “beloved”...
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Budget Gap Could Stymie Legislature
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami) – State economists said Thursday that there should be modest growth in tax collections this year, but not nearly enough to make a difference with the state’s nearly $2...
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Florida House To Take Up New Legislative District Maps
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – The maps that will change the face of Florida politics for the next decade by re-writing Florida legislative and congressional districts are up for votes Friday in the Florida...
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Lawsuits Filed By Democrats Over Redistricting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami) – The bill hasn’t even been signed by Governor Rick Scott yet, but lawsuits have already been filed over the legislature’s once-a-decade redistricting maps. The Florida...
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Scott Signs Off On Redistricting Plan
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami) – The next stop for the Legislature’s once-a-decade redistricting plans will be a Tallahassee courtroom after Governor Rick Scott signed the plans Thursday afternoon....
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Justices Hear Florida Redistricting Arguments
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) — The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over redistricting maps the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature has drawn for itself, less than two weeks before...
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Redistricting Partially Approved By Fla. Court
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami) – The Florida Supreme Court issued a mixed ruling Friday over plans to redistrict the Florida House and Senate. In a 5-2 opinion, the Court rejected the state Senate’s plan...
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Supreme Court To Legislature: Fix Senate Redistricting
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – Just hours before adjourning the 2012 session of the Florida legislature, lawmakers learned they will barely have time to go home and see the kids before heading back to...
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Session Ends But Not For Long, Shifting Focus To Redistricting
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Florida legislators will return to the Capitol on Wednesday, less than a week after the final day of the regular session. While lawmakers wrapped up some of their business...
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FL Legislature Files Federal Lawsuit On Redistricting
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — In a pre-emptive move, the Florida Legislature has filed a federal lawsuit Monday in Washington, D.C., in case the Justice Department rejects its redistricting plans. House...
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Lawmakers Convene Special Session On Redistricting
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – Five days after wrapping up their second session, lawmakers are back in Tallahassee to take a second shot a legislative redistricting. Lawmakers on Wednesday begin a special...
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Redistricting Rewrite Before Florida Senate Panel
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — The Florida Senate Reapportionment Committee is going back to work Tuesday to create yet another new redistricting map. The panel is set Tuesday to vote out a revised Senate...
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FL Senate Panel Delays Redistricting Vote By One Day
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – The well-organized Senate redistricting process that produced a bipartisan vote for the first draft of the chamber’s map now appears to be fraying, with Republican...
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Senators Eye Changes New Redistricting Bill May Bring
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – With the new Senate maps expected to easily pass the House next week, before the March 30th end of the special session, lawmakers in the upper chamber and potential...
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Florida House Approves New Senate Redistricting Plan
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – After a debate that lasted barely an hour, the Florida House approved a new Senate redistricting plan over the objection of minority Democrats, who argued the play was little...
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Redrawn Fla. Senate Map To Be Submitted To High Court
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – A redrawn Florida Senate re-districting map is being sent to the state’s highest court. A spokeswoman for Attorney General Pam Bondi said the redrawn map will be submitted...
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