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Redistricting Docs Leaked, Show GOP Consultants Tried To Skirt Fair Districts Laws

November 25, 2014

Documents containing memos, maps and emails from Gainesville-based Data Targeting regarding the state’s 2012 redistricting effort have surfaced. They show political consultants made a concerted effort to work around Florida’s gerrymandering ban.

City Of Lakeland Forced To Pay $160,000 Following Lengthy Public Records Battle

November 21, 2014

After a four-year legal battle over public records, the city of Lakeland is paying $160,000 as part of a settlement.

Political Group Wants Court To Shield Redistricting Docs Ahead Of Appeal

November 19, 2014

Ahead of an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, a GOP political consulting group wants a court to continue shielding the release of 538 pages of its documents relating to Florida’s 2012 redistricting effort.

New York Times: Dolphins Football Player Got Special Treatment After Being Accused Of Abuse

November 17, 2014

In what is becoming a familiar story, The New York Times reported this week that local police in Florida gave preferential treatment to a football player.

Florida Supreme Court Rules Secret Redistricting Docs Should Be Public

November 14, 2014

A legal challenge over whether documents related to the Florida Legislature’s 2012 effort to redraw the state’s congressional districts should be made public has been settled. In a unanimous vote, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a political consulting group must make public its 538 pages of documents relating to the effort.

New York Times Continues Investigation Into Pam Bondi’s Connection With Corporate Law Firm

November 11, 2014

The New York Times published another story looking into Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s entanglements with a corporate law firm and one of its lawyers.