BREAKING NEWS: Florida lawmakers on Friday conceded defeat on passing congressional district maps and are heading home after a noon deadline ended the session. Unless the Legislature calls another special session, it will likely fall to the courts to draw the map. The day started at 9 a.m. with Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, the Senate’s redistricting committee chair, asking his fellow senators to reject a proposed map from the House and insist the House adopt the Senate’s version. Senators agreed to the proposal, and the two sides went into a meeting. It quickly grew tense.
Redistricting session collapses amid acrimony
