
Florida's redistricting headed to state Supreme Court
The overall redistricting plan is expected to increase the number of GOP members in the state legislature.
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The overall redistricting plan is expected to increase the number of GOP members in the state legislature.
A new congressional map drawn by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' staff that could diminish the state's Black representation in Washington was reinstated by an appeals court Friday, a week after a lower court judge said the map was unconstitutional.
The state asked an appeals court Wednesday to reinstate a stay on a circuit judge's ruling that blocked a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
A judge's ruling that a new congressional map drawn by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' staff is unconstitutional has been appealed by the state.
A state circuit judge said he'll block Gov. Ron DeSantis' redistricting map because it is unconstitutional in that it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose their representatives.
The Florida Legislative Black Caucus is fighting back after state republicans voted to pass Gov. Ron DeSantis' redistricting map.
The Florida House gave final approval Thursday to a congressional redistricting plan that is expected to help Republicans and reduce the number of Black Democrats representing the state.
Over the objections of Democrats who contend Republicans are being "bullied" by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Senate on Wednesday approved a congressional redistricting plan that would favor the GOP.
Florida lawmakers have returned to the Capitol for a special session to approve a new congressional map after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the previous GOP-backed boundaries that preserved minority districts.
As the Florida legislature prepares to start a special session Tuesday, Black lawmakers in Miami criticized a congressional redistricting plan proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
State lawmakers will be back in Tallahassee next week, ordered into special session after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the redistricting maps they redrew during the regular session.
On Monday, April 18th, Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones, joined by other locally elected officials, intends to send a clear message to Governor Ron DeSantis: The redistricting map from his office dilutes Black districts.
Jim DeFede's guest was Ellen Freidin, the woman who led the campaign in 2010 to pass the constitutional amendment the governor is now trying to sidestep.
With lawmakers heading into a special legislative session this month, Secretary of State Laurel Lee is asking a federal court to put on hold a case that argues judges should set Florida's new congressional districts.
Needing to find common ground with lawmakers on redrawn congressional districts, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday pointed to maps already proposed by his office.
The Florida House on Friday approved a pair of maps aimed at mollifying Gov. Ron DeSantis' desire to condense a sprawling North Florida congressional district held by a Black Democrat. But before the House voted on the proposal (SB 102), DeSantis objected to it.
New legislative lines in the once-a-decade redistricting process are headed to the Florida Supreme Court, while a new congressional map remains on hold.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has submitted a proposal to reshape the state's congressional map.
Florida senators wasted little time Monday advancing potential new district lines for themselves and the state's growing congressional delegation as part of the once-a-decade reapportionment process.
Attorneys for Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown are pushing back against demands that she and her supporters foot the legal bill for groups that defended a new redistricting plan in a federal court battle.
A key Florida Supreme Court justice sounded skeptical Tuesday about the Legislature's proposal for a contested South Florida district in a battle over the map for the state's congressional delegation.
After closing arguments in a three-day hearing over the shape of the state's congressional districts, a Leon County judge said he will try to choose a map to recommend to the Florida Supreme Court next week.
After lawmakers failed last month to agree on a congressional redistricting plan, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday sent the issue back to a circuit judge who will try to piece together a map that meets constitutional requirements.
The Florida Supreme Court has given the state Senate until the end of the week to respond to move by the House that would allow a circuit judge to consider congressional redistricting plans from both legislative chambers and other parties in a long-running lawsuit.
The House headed to court Monday as the next step in a heated battle with the Senate over how to redraw Florida's 27 congressional districts.
In 2022, the party is back on across South Florida and in full force for the 4th of July holiday.
Authorities said it happened Saturday morning at around 9 a.m. in the 4500 block of Northwest 32nd Court.
The Miami Heat have signed their first-round draft pick Nikola Jović, the team announced Saturday.
Eighteen Cuban migrants were taken into custody Saturday morning after landing in Key West on a homemade vessel, according to border patrol.
Vidalia onions sold at Publix stores have been recalled because of potential Listeria contamination.
The jurors chosen this past week to decide whether Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz is executed will visit a bloodstained crime scene, view graphic photos and videos and listen to intense emotional testimony - an experience that they will have to manage entirely on their own.
An average of 250 people seek medical treatment daily from fireworks-related injuries in the days leading up to the July Fourth holiday.
Fire officials urge people to buy from licensed vendors, only but what's legal
Expect passing showers on Saturday and Sunday with high temperatures with a bit of a breeze along the coast.
In 2022, the party is back on across South Florida and in full force for the 4th of July holiday.
Authorities said it happened Saturday morning at around 9 a.m. in the 4500 block of Northwest 32nd Court.
The Miami Heat have signed their first-round draft pick Nikola Jović, the team announced Saturday.
Eighteen Cuban migrants were taken into custody Saturday morning after landing in Key West on a homemade vessel, according to border patrol.
Vidalia onions sold at Publix stores have been recalled because of potential Listeria contamination.
Florida has topped 71,000 new COVID-19 cases in each of the past five weeks, a report released Friday by the state Department of Health shows.
The owner of a West Palm Beach nursing home will pay $1.75 million to settle claims that it improperly diverted doses of COVID-19 vaccine to members of its board of directors and donors.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis praised Ben & Jerry's parent company for a decision that will allow sales of ice cream in Israel.
A teenage girl was seriously injured when a shark attacked her off Florida's Gulf Coast, authorities said.
The Biden administration said Friday it will monitor a new Florida law that restricts instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools.
President Biden met virtually with several Democratic governors on efforts to protect women's abortion access.
Judge John C. Cooper made the oral ruling from the bench but his decision will not go into effect until he signs a written order, which Cooper said would likely happen next week.
A poll released by Annette Taddeo's campaign shows Taddeo in a virtual tie with Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar.
Judges said the town's prohibition on portable signs likely violated the First Amendment.
"The president said something to the effect of, 'I'm the effing president, take me up to the Capitol now,'" Hutchinson said.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports food costs were up, on average, 10.8 percent for a year period ending April 2022.
The delay indicates that Spirit lacks support to approve the Frontier merger.
"When I go back to Washington, we can look at thing a little differently," she told CBS4's Hank Tester.
Over the last five months, the Miami area has been one of the least affordable housing markets in the country.
The American Academy of Audiology says we also need to protect our hearing from loud noises.
The decision came days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
Dr. Aileen Marty explains when it's time to toss a kit in the can and grab a newer one.
The CDC said a specific food item has not yet been identified as the source of a listeria outbreak.
It's time to get your relax on, as Miami Spa Months is back at world-class hotels and day spas.
Nineteen of the members voted yes, two voted no.
CBS4's Neighbors 4 Neighbors and a viewer are stepping up to help a family for the holiday after a blaze ripped through their apartment.
Time is running out for you to open your heart and help a family in need this holiday season. Only 16 families left before Monday's deadline for the Neighbors 4 Neighbors Adopt A Family for the Holidays program.
A South Florida family who lost everything when a fire destroyed their Miami home, is thankful for the generous support of the South Florida community in an effort to get them back on their feet.
Just days before Thanksgiving, Zoila Monzon and her children lost everything when a fire destroyed their Miami apartment.
Among other things, they discussed the worsening crisis in Haiti.
He's running for the congressional seat being vacated by Ted Deutch.
The two discussed her gubernatorial bid.
State Sen. Annette Taddeo shook up the Florida gubernatorial race this week.
Jim DeFede's guest for Sunday's show was Eric Glazer, one of the state's leading condo attorneys who has been pushing for years to make condos safer.
This all-new "Father of the Bride" features a predominantly Latino cast.
CBS4's resident foodie Lisa Petrillo caught up with two of the newly awarded chefs about what this honor means.
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
The festival, starting June 2nd at the Arsht Center's Carnival Studio Theater features new 10-minute plays as well as fresh revivals of past festival favorites, written by the country's best playwrights.
Ball and Chain serving up Cuban classics for the past 80 years.