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Florida lawmakers approve new congressional map backed by DeSantis

Headline from KTVZ Bend, on the newest of 3 developments

CNN, WSVN By Dianne Gallagher and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers gave final approval on Thursday to new congressional boundaries for the next decade, adopting a map put forward by Gov. Ron DeSantis office that controversially eliminated two districts represented by Black Democrats while givin…

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Developments in this update

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  1. Florida Legislature to Vote on DeSantis' Congressional Map

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

  2. Florida set to adopt congressional map favoring Republicans

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

  3. Newest

    Florida lawmakers approve new congressional map backed by DeSantis

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

Reports & sources

42 articles, oldest first.

  1. Valdosta Daily Times

    Florida Legislature to vote on DeSantis' congressional map (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers will return to the Capitol Tuesday to begin a special session to approve a new congressional map after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the

  2. FOX 13 Tampa

    Florida Legislature to vote on DeSantis' congressional map; Democrats blast redistricting plan (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Florida lawmakers will return to the Capitol Tuesday to begin a special session to approve a new congressional map after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the previous GOP-backed boundaries that preserved minority districts.

  3. NPR

    Florida's legislature meets in a special session to adopt new congressional maps (opens NPR)

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    Republican leaders say they'll approve maps drawn by the governor that eliminate two Black voting districts. Gov. Ron DeSantis insisted on district maps that give an extra advantage to Republicans.

  4. Valdosta Daily Times

    Florida Senate OKs Gov. DeSantis' congressional map (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A new congressional map submitted by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' office that will likely swing Florida's representation in Washington even further to the GOP was approved

  5. The Guardian

    ‘A racist move’: Florida’s DeSantis threatens Black voter power with electoral maps (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Proposed map would chop up the fifth district into four new ones where Black voters would comprise a much smaller share of the vote – a visual guide

  6. Fox News

    Florida Senate passes DeSantis congressional map wiping out Dem gains from redistricting (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Florida Senate approved a congressional map proposal put forward by Gov. Ron DeSantis, helping pave the way for what would be large GOP gains in the state

  7. Washington Examiner

    Florida Senate passes DeSantis's congressional redistricting plan (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Florida's Senate passed a congressional redistricting plan on Wednesday championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, setting the stage for the Sunshine State to gain legally binding congressional lines.

  8. Talking Points Memo

    Florida Senate Bends Knee, Passes DeSantis’ Gerrymandered Congressional Map (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    The Florida Senate has approved along party lines a heavily gerrymandered congressional map after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed the legislature’s proposal and demanded the erasure of a plurality-Black…

  9. Politico

    Florida Senate approves new congressional map that cements GOP gains (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The Senate approved the new map on a straight party-line 24-15 vote after a nearly two-hour debate during which Democrats assailed the proposed map as unconstitutional.

  10. New York Times

    Florida Senate Passes Congressional Map Giving G.O.P. a Big Edge (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The map, proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, would most likely add four Republican districts while eliminating three held by Democrats.

  11. Bowling Green Daily News

    Florida lawmakers take up Gov. DeSantis' congressional map (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    The staff member who prepared a congressional redistricting map said race and party politics in now way factored into the final product being considered by the Legislature. Lawmakers were called

  12. PBS NewsHour

    Florida Senate approves Gov. DeSantis' congressional map (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    A new congressional map submitted by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' office that will likely swing Florida's representation in Washington even further to the GOP has been approved by the state Senate.

  13. Washington Post

    Florida Senate approves congressional map proposed by DeSantis, sending it to House (opens Washington Post)

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    Under the new map, Republicans would probably represent 20 districts while Democrats would represent eight.

  14. Tucson

    Florida passes congressional map over Black lawmaker protest (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    Florida’s Legislature has approved a congressional map pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over the strong objections of Black and Democratic lawmakers. The opponents say the new map will diminish

  15. The Daily Caller

    Florida Legislature Passes New Congressional Map DeSantis Pushed Special Session For (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives passed a new congressional map Thursday that could net the GOP as many as four seats.

  16. Politico

    Florida’s GOP-led Legislature approves new congressional maps over Democrats' protests (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    The newly approved maps cut in half the number of seats designed to allow Black voters to select a candidate of their own choosing.

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Florida set to adopt congressional map favoring Republicans (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Florida Republicans are poised to adopt a congressional map, pressing forward with a proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis, that would most likely add four congressional districts for the party while eliminating three held by Democrats.

  18. CBS News

    Florida legislature passes DeSantis map that could give GOP 4 more U.S. House seats (opens CBS News)

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    Black members of the Florida state House protested the map's passage in the chamber.

  19. Tucson

    Florida legislature approves redistricting map amid protests (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    The Florida Legislature gave final approval Thursday to a congressional map pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis during raucous session as Black lawmakers chanted in protest over what they say

  20. KTVZ Bend

    Florida lawmakers approve new congressional map backed by DeSantis (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN, WSVN By Dianne Gallagher and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida lawmakers gave final approval on Thursday to new congressional boundaries for the next decade, adopting a map put forward by Gov. Ron DeSantis office that controversially eliminated two districts represented by Black Democrats while givin…

  21. Washington Times

    Florida legislature approves new congressional map giving GOP significant edge (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida House passed a congressional redistricting plan authored by Gov. Ron DeSantis that strengthens the GOP’s advantage in the state and dampens Democratic redistricting victories elsewhere in the nation ahead of the 2022 midterm election.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Florida adopts new US election map in likely boost to Republicans (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Black legislators protest as state legislature endorses Governor Ron DeSantis’s proposal to change US congressional map.

  23. Los Angeles Times

    Florida Senate OKs Gov. Ron DeSantis' new congressional map (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The map submitted by the Republican governor's office will likely swing Florida’s representation in Washington even further to the GOP.

  24. The Guardian

    Florida Republicans pass congressional map severely limiting Black voter power (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Plan drawn by Ron DeSantis gives Republicans a significant boost and is one of the most aggressively gerrymandered maps in US

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