Florida redistricting

The DeSantis proposal seeks to create 18 districts that went for President Trump in 2020 and would make vast changes to historically Black districts held by Democrats Al Lawson in North Florida and Val Demings in the Orlando area.

The House will consider its own maps and must come to an agreement with the Senate before they go to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

It signaled DeSantis' priorities as the state moves to redraw political maps in the coming months.

Republican redistricting leaders say the process they’ve employed has generated maps that meet all state and federal requirements. Still, they say they expect legal challenges to the maps when they’re approved.

If a committee approves both maps, the full chamber will take them up for a vote.

The process will be an important part of the legislative session that starts next month.

Who will hold the balance of power? Florida’s redistricting process gets messy and partisan.

The state keeps coming after school districts over mask mandates. School districts are going after the state in court. Plus, redrawing political districts across the state.

Every 10 years, state lawmakers use census figures to redraw districts, deciding which voters will get to choose candidates vying for state and federal offices. That time is once again here, and advocates are trying to open up a process they say has been unfairly closed to the public.

A random renumbering process Tuesday for the newest version of state Senate districts could force lawmakers across Florida into critical decisions ---…

A coalition of voting-rights organizations has withdrawn two state Senate redistricting proposals it had submitted to a Leon County judge, virtually…

The Republican-controlled state Senate narrowly approved a new map of the chamber's 40 districts Wednesday, moving forward with a plan that opponents said…