Valerie Crowder
Valerie Crowder is a freelance reporter based in Panama City, Florida. Before moving to Florida, she covered politics and education for Public Radio East in New Bern, North Carolina. While at PRE, she was also a fill-in host during All Things Considered. She got her start in public radio at WAER-FM in Syracuse, New York, where she was a part-time reporter, assistant producer and host. She has a B.A. in newspaper online journalism and political science from Syracuse University. When she’s not reporting the news, she enjoys reading classic fiction and thrillers, hiking with members of the Florida Trail Association and doing yoga.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has again indicated that he’ll veto any U.S. House map that leaves north Florida’s African American voting district largely intact. -
Last week, DeSantis explained in his request for an advisory opinion that he needed the court's guidance to help him exercise his veto power. -
It will help about a dozen counties prepare for future disasters. -
Fair elections advocates are continuing to blast Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed congressional plan and his request for the state Supreme Court to opine on the constitutionality of north Florida’s only African-American voting district. -
In his request, DeSantis says he needs the court’s guidance to help him exercise the power to veto any congressional map the legislature passes. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposed congressional map would eliminate two of the state's African-American congressional districts. Voting rights advocates say the map would dilute minority voting power in the state. -
Governor Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., has weighed into the redistricting fight in Florida by proposing his own controversial congressional redistricting maps that dilute minority voting power.
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Republican redistricting leaders say the process they’ve employed has generated maps that meet all state and federal requirements. Still, they say they expect legal challenges to the maps when they’re approved. -
Florida lawmakers are tasked every legislative session with passing a budget for the next fiscal year. And for the last four decades the government spending watchdog organization Florida TaxWatch has been monitoring how those dollars are spent. -
If a committee approves both maps, the full chamber will take them up for a vote.
