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gerrymandering
A trial over the constitutionality of Florida’s Senate districts is set for 2025
A lawsuit, filed in April, alleges that Senate District 16 and Senate District 18 in the Tampa Bay area were racially gerrymandered in 2022.
Kathleen Passidomo's attorneys said, “The allegation that race was the predominant factor in the drawing of the challenged districts is denied.”
A federal lawsuit contends that some state House and congressional districts in Florida were unconstitutionally gerrymandered in 2022.
Tampa Bay residents claim state Senate districts ‘suppress Black voters’ in new lawsuit
Listen: A new lawsuit says the map of Florida Senate districts violates the Florida constitution and federal Voting Rights Act. Tampa and St. Pete residents worry the map packs Black voters in a single...
Attitudes on U.S. Economy and Democracy
Inflation is down but Americans are still gloomy over the economy. Also, some survey research studies find some people believe U.S. democracy may not survive another two decades. The community weigh-in on the direction and...
The Scoop: Tues., September 5, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Congressional redistricting A state judge struck down North Florida’s congressional districts Saturday, rebuffing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to defy anti-gerrymandering protections. DeSantis had put the state’s Fair Districts Amendment up against the U.S. Constitution, openly...
A judge will hear arguments over a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022.
Redistricting plan sparks constitutional standoff in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration & the Legislature are trying to fend off a lawsuit by arguing the U.S. Constitution trumps that part of the Florida constitution.
A group of civic organizations hopes to avoid a repeat of the 2012 redistricting debacle that led to numerous court battles and uncovered gerrymandering in the drawing of maps. The Fair Districts Coalition is calling...
ACLU of Florida on redistricting and “prison Gerrymandering”
During the recent special session to re-draw Congressional districts, the Florida Legislature did not end up agreeing on maps; but during the discussion there was renewed focus on how prisoners affect the population of districts...
Florida League of Woman Voters “thrilled” with congressional redistricting
Yesterday the Florida Supreme Court determined that 8 congressional districts had been unfairly drawn to favor the GOP in 2012 and ordered that they be redrawn by state legislatures within 100 days . The Court...
