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Florida targets Senate redistricting challenge

State wants to toss out lawsuit challenging redistricting plan

Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd has asked a federal court to toss out a lawsuit challenging a state Senate redistricting plan passed in 2022, disputing allegations that the design of two districts in the Tampa Bay area diluted the power of Black voters.

Florida targets Senate redistricting challenge

DeSantis signs laws helping home, condo owners protect property

The bill creates a program that is already instated for houses and adds funding to the existing program for homeowners.

St. Petersburg, Pinellas County seek to rein in short-term rentals

St. Petersburg, Pinellas County look to rein in short-term rentals

Both want to look at new registration systems to keep better track of properties listed through services like Airbnb and VRBO.

Pinellas County leaders consider regulations for short-term rentals

Pinellas County leaders are considering new ways to crack down on short-term rentals as Governor DeSantis weighs a bill that would lay out more rules.

Lawsuit: Florida congressional maps 'dilute' Black voters' power

A group of Tampa Bay-area residents Wednesday challenged the constitutionality of two Senate districts that they say “dilute” the power of Black voters.

Tampa Bay residents are challenging Senate map

Five Tampa Bay residents filed a federal lawsuit to redraw Florida’s state Senate map. The 31-page complaint states Districts 16 and 18 are racially gerrymandered.

A lawsuit contends two Tampa Bay voting districts 'dilute' the power of Black voters

The redrawn districts in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties were approved by legislators in 2022 and used in the election that November. They are being challenged by five residents.