TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's proposed redistricting plan
for congressional districts improves on two newly required
standards for reshaping the state's political boundaries, but
questions remain about others.
      The Florida Senate passed the plan on Thursday and sent it to
Gov. Rick Scott on a 32-5 vote. The Senate also passed a
legislative plan 31-7. It will go to the Florida Supreme Court for
review.
      An analysis by The Associated Press shows the proposal creates
more compact congressional districts and fewer cases of counties
split up by district boundaries when compared to the old plan
passed a decade ago.
      But the map, which adds two seats for a total of 27, leaves a
wide split between Democrats and Republicans.

     
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