Aug 12 Watch States stretch the limits of geography for politically uniform districts By PBS News Hour It’s no accident that 90 percent of Congress is re-elected every time; districts can be carefully drawn to protect incumbents. In Florida, a federal judge ruled that the design of two districts illegally favor sitting politicians, and ordered new maps… Continue watching
Aug 12 Fight over one state's congressional maps echoes broader national trend By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Florida's congressional district reworking draws criticism It's all part of a national story Political change in Iraq Election Day in Connecticut, Minnesota and Wisconsin New maps: By court order, Florida's legislature passed new… Continue reading
Jul 23 Groups ask to move Florida election, draw new map By Associated Press A Florida judge is being asked to move this year's election dates — including postponing next month's primary — in order to draw up new congressional districts for the state. Continue reading
Jul 21 Older, sicker enrollees will likely drive up rates at Florida's biggest health insurer By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Several factors could drive up rates next year — including a paucity of younger and healthy enrollees and a greater-than-expected surge in people seeking expensive health services, CEO Patrick Geraghty said in an interview. Continue reading
Jul 18 From painting overpasses to stadiums, a graffiti artist on his evolving art form By Frank Carlson For more than 30 years, Los Angeles-based artist RISK has been creating colorful murals on everything from highway overpasses -- known as “heavens” -- to dilapidated buildings, walls, trains and buses. He recently joined eight other graffiti artists to paint… Continue reading
Jul 11 Judge rules Fla. Legislature broke laws on congressional district maps By Gary Fineout, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Legislature illegally drew the state's congressional districts to primarily benefit the Republican Party, a judge has ruled, and has ordered them redrawn. Continue reading
Jun 22 Great white shark population on the rise after years of decline By Xander Landen Although there are now more great whites swimming in U.S. waters, they are still rarely spotted by humans. There have been only 649 confirmed sightings of the great white between 1800 and 2010. Continue reading
Jun 07 Rising sea levels threaten South Florida By Michael J. Mishak, Associated Press As other coastal states and the Obama administration take aggressive measures to battle the effects of global warming, Florida's top Republican politicians are challenging the science and balking at government fixes. Continue reading
May 27 Watch Supreme Court overturns Florida's rigid IQ cutoff for death penalty eligibility By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn a Florida rule that used an IQ score of 70 as the determining factor in deeming individuals mentally fit for execution. For a closer look at the decision, Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia… Continue watching
May 27 Justices rule for death row inmates with low IQ By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states must look beyond an intelligence test score in borderline cases of mental disability to determine whether a death row inmate is eligible to be executed. The justices said in a 5-4… Continue reading