Florida House Democrats disrupted a session where Gov. Ron DeSantis’ redistricting plan was expected to pass.
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Andrew Pantazi is the founding editor of The Tributary. He previously worked as a reporter at The Florida Times-Union where he helped organize the newsroom's union with the NewsGuild-CWA. He and his wife, Lauren, are both Jacksonville natives raising their two sons in the city. You can contact him at Andrew.Pantazi@JaxTrib.org.
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DeSantis says he wants race-neutral Florida redistricting, but his proposal still uses race
The Florida Legislature begins its special redistricting session today with a mandate fto pass Gov. Ron DeSantis’ preferred congressional map, which would maximize Republican advantages.
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Legislature will defer to Gov. DeSantis on Florida redistricting maps in special session
The Florida redistricting special session will allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to submit his own maps, with the legislature deferring to DeSantis.
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‘Injustice infuriated him’: Bill Sheppard, civil rights attorney who transformed Jacksonville and Florida, dies
Jacksonville attorney Bill Sheppard, who led many civil-rights battles, died Friday.
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Judge recommends former Public Defender Matt Shirk face one-year suspension, a decade after his scandals
A judge said former Jacksonville Public Defender Matt Shirk should lose his bar license for one year.
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Mayor Curry signs City Council redistricting map
Mayor Lenny Curry signed Jacksonville’s controversial redistricting plan that activists say disenfranchises Black voters by packing them into a few City Council districts.
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DeSantis vetoes Florida congressional redistricting maps
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ veto came almost immediately after the Legislature finally transmitted its approved Florida redistricting plans.
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Jacksonville City Council approves redistricting plan despite racial gerrymandering claims
The Jacksonville City Council approved a controversial redistricting plan that has earned the threat of a lawsuit amid criticism that it disenfranchises Black voters.
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Jacksonville City Council to vote on redistricting plan tonight after gerrymandering criticism
Jacksonville City Council will vote tonight at 5 p.m. on its controversial redistricting plan, despite frequent criticism that the map disenfranchises Black voters by packing them into a few districts.
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Jacksonville redistricting plan passes committee hurdle, heads to City Council vote amid gerrymandering criticism
Jacksonville City Councilwoman Brenda Priestly Jackson said claims the city redistricting maps constitute racial gerrymandering are “fraught at best.”