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Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, and Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah discuss a congressional redistricting map on the floor of the Senate Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Legislators are meeting for a rare summer one-week special session, to redraw the boundary lines of two congressional districts ruled unconstitutional last month, and have a Friday deadline for a resolution. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)
Florida’s population growth over the past decade has earned it a new congressional seat. The Census Bureau released statewide population data Monday afternoon.
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