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Fair District Amendments Challenged; Lawmakers Look to Keep Their License to Gerrymander

By Nick Callahan

Leon County’s courthouse recently became the latest battleground in Florida’s Fair Districts fight, when competing lawsuits were filed, each designed to keep two fair district amendments (6 &7) off of this year’s ballot.  Congresswoman Corrine Brown filed suit to keep Amendment 6 out of voters’ hands, because it would prevent incumbents from carving out... »

Senate District 8 Profile: Stan Jordan

By Abel Harding

Abel Harding Over the next few weeks, JaxPoliticsOnline.com intends to profile the leading candidates for the State Senate seat of the late Jim King.  This profile is the first in that series. A Study In Contrasts Stan Jordan is a study in contrasts. In 1997, after being elected to his fourth term on the Duval County School Board,... »