DeSantis, Uthmeier request extra U.S. House seat
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier hosted a press conference on Wednesday afternoon in Lake Worth. The two leaders announced that they have each drafted a letter to the Trump administration requesting the consideration of granting Florida an additional seat in the U.S. House. The lawmakers are seeking a potential mid-decade redistricting to create this extra seat, which would likely be filled by a Republican.
What we know:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Jay Collins is traveling to California to extradite Harjinger Singh, the truck driver accused in a deadly crash on Florida’s Turnpike.
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Investigators said Singh attempted an illegal U-turn