Articles in Category: 'FairDistricts'

25 Under 30: Florida's Rising Young Political Class

By: By Kathleen Haughney The News Service of Florida | Posted: March 7, 2011 3:55 AM

GOP Poised to Grab Both New Congressional Seats

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 31, 2011 3:55 AM

Republicans have the best shot at picking up Florida's two new congressional seats next year, a district-by-district analysis indicates.

TAGS: 2012 Elections, Census, Congress, Democrats, FairDistricts, Florida congressional delegation, Kenneth Quinnell, News, Randy Nielsen, Reapportionment, Redistricting, registered voters, Republicans, Rick Wilson, Politics

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Teachers Union Gets Political With Union Dues

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 24, 2011 3:55 AM

Schoolteachers may be "underpaid," but National Education Association bosses scraped up $13 million in union dues to spend on social and political causes.

TAGS: ballot initiatives, Education Intelligence Agency, FairDistricts, Florida Education Association, minorities, National Education Association, News, progressive causes, union dues, Politics

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Tweeting Governor Deluged With Questions

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 21, 2011 8:42 AM

He only had time to answer a fraction of the questions posed, but Gov. Rick Scott made the best of the time and space allotted in his first Twitter Town Hall.

TAGS: Department of Corrections, FairDistricts, News, Offshore Drilling, Progress Florida, Rick Scott, schools, social media, Solantic, Twitter, Columns

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Bondi Tells Court to Dismiss Amendment 6 Case

By: By Kathleen Haughney The News Service of Florida | Posted: January 15, 2011 3:55 AM

Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked a federal court to dismiss a case filed by two members of Congress that attempts to strike down a recently passed amendment to the Florida Constitution changing the way congressional districts are drawn.

TAGS: Amendment 5, Amendment 6, Corrine Brown, Dean Cannon, FairDistricts, Mario Diaz-Balart, Mike Haridopolos, News, Pam Bondi, Voting Rights Act, Government

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60 Percent Rule Trips GOP-Backed Amendments

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 3, 2010 2:00 PM

While Republicans ran the electoral table this election, they weren't so successful with constitutional amendments.

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Trial Lawyers Double Down for Democrats, Alex Sink

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: October 11, 2010 4:05 AM

The Democratic Party fashions itself as a party of the people. In Florida, those people include plenty of big-time trial lawyers.

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U.S. Reps Vow Aggressive Fight vs. Redistricting Amendments

By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: September 21, 2010 4:05 AM

The fight over Amendments 5 and 6, already litigious, is about to heat up.

TAGS: Associated Industries of Florida, Corrine Brown, FairDistricts, Florida Chamber of Commerce, Kurt Browning, Mario Diaz-Balart, NAACP, News, Protect Your Vote, Politics

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Lawyers, Unions Bankroll FairDistricts Crusade

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: September 21, 2010 4:05 AM

Now that the Florida Supreme Court has given Amendments 5 and 6 a clear run to the Nov. 2 ballot, it's up to voters to decide whether the so-called FairDistricts proposals will make for improved representation in the Legislature and in Congress.

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Court Holds Future of Redistricting

By: By Kathleen Haughney The News Service of Florida | Posted: August 19, 2010 4:05 AM

House Speaker Designate Dean Cannon went to the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to defend the Legislature’s attempt to blunt a pair of ballot measures that could threaten the Republican Party’s grip on the Legislature and congressional delegation.

TAGS: Amendment 7, Charles Canady, Corinne Brown, Dean Cannon, Democrats, FairDistricts, Florida Supreme Court, Mario Diaz-Balart, NAACP, News, Peggy Quince, Republicans, Government

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