Redistricting

Florida Gov. DeSantis' pugnacious approach to issues involving race, sexual orientation and public health has pushed him to the front of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Board members voted unanimously against making a decision on the boundary changes at Tuesday's meeting. They will hold another workshop on March 9.

Hillsborough County School Board members heard a fourth proposal that was touted late last week by Superintendent Addison Davis.

A protracted legal fight over how city council districts were drawn in Jacksonville reflects an aspect of redistricting that often remains in the shadows.

The changes could "repurpose" 12 schools, meaning students would need to shift to other facilities.

They include challenges to new laws that prevent abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and restrict classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation.

The district is weighing three different scenarios that could shutter schools and affect thousands of students and staff.

The marquee races include a pair of incumbent House members — Republican Neal Dunn and Democrat Al Lawson — facing off against each other in a north Florida district that leans GOP.

Two congressional incumbents vying to represent more than a dozen Panhandle counties share their views on the rising cost of tuition and federal student loan forgiveness.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has publicly claimed that Florida’s heavily Republican congressional map was not drawn with partisan intent — but that doesn’t line up with the findings of a ProPublica investigation published this week.

Florida's new congressional map cuts in half the number of districts where Black voters can elect their candidate of choice.

A coalition of local activists and voting rights groups contend that City Council diluted the influence of Black residents by packing a majority into four of the city's 14 districts.