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The dispute about the abortion impact statement come amid a fierce — and growing — political battle which seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
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The 1st District Court of Appeal quickly denied a request filed by Floridians Protecting Freedom, a political committee sponsoring the proposed constitutional amendment.
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A state panel continued debating the financial effects of the Amendment 4 ballot measure and often came up deadlocked when voting on proposed revised statements.
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A judge is requiring changes to the state's financial impact statement that will appear on the November ballot with the Amendment 4. The state's motion came hours after the judge rejected a stay in the case.
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The statement provides estimated effects of ballot measures on government revenues and the budget. A Leon County judge rules the statement is “inaccurate, ambiguous, misleading, unclear and confusing.”
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Alcohol is still more widely used, but 2022 was the first time this intensive level of marijuana use overtook high-frequency drinking, the study's lead author says.
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The “financial impact statement” would be presented to voters with a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ensure abortion rights.
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In November, Floridians will vote on allowing adults to use recreational marijuana. On "Florida Matters," we discuss how the proposed amendment could change life in the Sunshine State.
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The three dissenting Florida Supreme Court justices contended, in part, that wording in the amendment about issues such as “health” and “healthcare provider” are vague.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says if the "weed one" passes "this state will start to smell like marijuana in our cities and towns,” and called the abortion measure "very, very extreme in a number of different ways.”