Rep. Roger Lane is the governor’s choice to replace Amanda Williams as chief judge in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit . . .
The House passes legislation that tweaks the boundaries of a few districts . . .
Newt Gingrich says he’s not leaving the GOP presidential race, even after a lopsided defeat in the Florida primary . . .
Healthcare representatives are hoping that the General Assembly will pass an increase in the excise tax on cigarettes . . .
The members of an immigration review commission are appointed; they will investigate citizen complaints that government officials are not enforcing all the provisions of the state’s immigration law . . .
Getting the votes to pass redistricting plans was the easy part; the tricky part will be getting signoff at the federal level . . .
The congressional redistricting map undergoes some small changes, then is voted out by the House Reapportionment Committee prior to a vote on the House floor . . .
The House redistricting map includes a district with a Latino majority, but also puts Rep. Pedro Marin, one of the first Latinos ever elected to the Legislature, in a Republican-leaning district . . .
