The race for an open seat on Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit Court bench has taken a partisan turn, as one candidate touts her conservative credentials while dark money groups flood mailboxes with attacks on her opponent.
Author Archives: Andrew Pantazi
Andrew Pantazi was the founding editor of The Tributary. Before starting The Tributary, he previously worked as a reporter at The Florida Times-Union where he helped organize the newsroom's union with the NewsGuild-CWA.
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Duval County pushes back early voting to Wednesday due to Tropical Storm Debby
Tropical Storm Debby has forced changes to the start of early voting in Northeast Florida, with Duval County pushing back its originally scheduled Monday start date by two days.
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New racial gerrymandering lawsuit argues Florida treats Latino voters as political monolith
A new federal lawsuit challenges Florida’s redistricting of four congressional seats and seven state House districts, accusing the state of racially gerrymandering these districts and violating the U.S. Constitution.
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Lawsuit: Tampa Bay residents allege Florida racially gerrymandered Senate district
Five Tampa Bay residents filed a federal lawsuit today alleging the Florida Legislature racially gerrymandered its Senate districts, reducing Black residents’ voting power.
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Federal court rejects congressional redistricting challenge as state lawsuit awaits Florida Supreme Court
A federal court rejected claims the Florida Legislature intentionally discriminated against Black voters when it approved Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional map.
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Former Jacksonville Public Defender Matt Shirk disbarred
Former Jacksonville Public Defender Matt Shirk was disbarred.
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Federal judge won’t order special elections for racially gerrymandered Duval School Board seats
Two racially gerrymandered Duval County School Board seats will not face special elections this fall, a federal judge ruled.
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Florida court upholds DeSantis’ congressional redistricting map
A Florida appeals court upheld Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional redistricting map, finding a lower state court should have dismissed a lawsuit challenging North Florida’s districts.
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U.S. attorney general: Ameris Bank will pay $9 million to settle discriminatory lending case in Jacksonville
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the redlining settlement Thursday in Jacksonville.
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DeSantis faces federal scrutiny after Florida redistricting trial wraps up
A federal trial scrutinizing Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Florida redistricting maps concluded, questioning whether he intentionally discriminated against Black voters.