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Florida to reopen bay nationally known for its oysters

North Florida’s Apalachicola Bay will soon reopen for wild oyster harvesting

The Independent UK

Florida Gov. DeSantis Reveals Plan To Hold Migrants In Prison Dubbed 'Deportation Depot'

The Ron DeSantis administration is taking steps towards holding migrants at a North Florida prison dubbed the "deportation depot."

Latin Times

Florida becomes first state to use ‘Gulf of America’ after Trump changes name

‘An area of low pressure moving across the Gulf of America, interacting with Arctic air, will bring widespread impactful winter weather to North Florida’ an official Florida weather warning read

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Florida Secretary of State says he will appeal state court decision overturning congressional district boundaries

On Sept. 4, Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd filed notice that his office and the state legislature would appeal a Leon County Circuit Court decision overturning the state’s congressional district boundaries in North Florida to a state intermediate appellate court. Florida 2nd Circuit Court Judge J. Lee Marsh declared…

Ballotpedia

How Florida's congressional map could change before the 2024 elections

Black voters in Florida could regain a congressional district where they make up a sizable share of the population, if voting rights groups prevail in an ongoing legal battle.

WEKU

Did DeSantis’ map deliver the US House to Republicans? It’s complicated

National Republicans’ goal of regaining full control of Congress in a sweeping red wave didn’t materialize on Election Day.

Tribune News Service

Florida providers say young women, violence victims harmed by abortion restrictions

ORLANDO, Fla. — Asked to explain how Florida’s new abortion laws have impacted her practice, Dr. Shelly Tien shared the story of an abused teenager who came to her north Florida clinic for help — but had to be sent to another state.

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Where FSU football stands two weeks into camp, two weeks before opener

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The setting of Florida State’s Friday practice was fitting for the Seminoles’ recent dismal past: a muggy, buggy, no-frills University of North Florida field with only one end zone.

Tribune News Service

Climate change is heating up Florida. That could bring more wildfires, new report warns

MIAMI — When Hurricane Michael tore through North Florida in 2018 as a Category 5 storm, it left more than 3 million acres of felled trees in its wake.

Miami Herald

Voters seek injunction over changes made to North Florida congressional districts

Focusing on a North Florida district that has become a legal and political battleground, voting-rights groups and other plaintiffs are seeking a temporary injunction to block a congressional redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Miami Herald

Florida Gov. DeSantis says he wants ‘race-neutral’ congressional districts when new map is drawn, which will eliminate Black district

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed Tuesday that the congressional redistricting map he is proposing will dismantle a congressional district designed to help Black voters living in the former plantation territories of North Florida.

Miami Herald

DeSantis vetoes congressional maps, calls for special session of the Florida Legislature

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the GOP Legislature’s congressional maps Tuesday, making good his threats to reject the plan because it does not eliminate a Black district in North Florida.

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis vetoes congressional maps, sets special session for April

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis made good on his promise to veto the GOP Legislature’s congressional redistricting map Tuesday because it doesn’t eliminate a “racially gerrymandered” Black district in North Florida.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida’s redistricting process headed for a ‘train wreck’ as veto, lawsuits loom

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s congressional maps remain in limbo as Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP Legislature continue their standoff over a Black district in North Florida. And nobody quite knows what’s going to happen next.

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Florida Supreme Court rejects DeSantis request for redistricting opinion

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request for an advisory opinion involving his proposed congressional map that would eliminate a Black American district in North Florida.

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