WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —Florida voters rejected ballot measures Tuesday to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana, handing victories to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who used state resources and campaigned heavily to defeat the issues. The abortion measure would h...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) —Floridavoters rejected ballot measures Tuesday to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana, handing victories to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and solidifying the state's new reputation as a conservative stronghold. DeSantis used state resources ...
Likewise, another proposed amendment, this one to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state of Florida, also was defeated, failing to secure the necessary 60% vote. Four additional states had marijuana legalization measures on the ballot this year, according toBallotpedia. Both propose...
Nikki Fried, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, acknowledged passing both Amendment 4 and another initiative on recreational marijuana — in addition to breaking Republicans' supermajority in the Legislature — would be a “huge win” since DeSantis is staunchly opp...
Still, there is a lot of buzz over constitutional amendments that could protectabortion rightsandlegalize recreational marijuana, with both sides of each issue pumping millions of dollars into advertising. Democrats support the ballot measures and hope they boost turnout to give them at least a c...
In 2022, there were ballot measures dealing with abortion in six states, including generally conservative Kansas, Kentucky and Montana. In each of them, the abortion-rights side prevailed. ___ Mulvihill reported from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Geoff Mulvihill Covering state government issues nation...
Recreationallegalization ballot questions in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota all failed. Two medical measures passed in Nebraska butface legal challengesover the validity of the signatures required to get the measures on the ballot. Why two measures? One legalizes the medical use of cannabis...
Amendment 4 was amongsix ballot measuresthat proposed changes to Florida's constitution. What is Amendment 4? Amendment 4, titled "Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion," states that "no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary ...
2022 ballot, which pushes back legalization until at least 2024. December 2021 Hard Rock Sportsbook app shut down for now. The Hard Rock Sportsbook suspended sports betting on its app on Saturday, Dec. 4 after the FL sports betting compact with the Seminole Tribe was shut down in November....
Trump says he’ll vote to uphold Florida abortion ban after suggesting he’d support repeal Aug. 31, 2024 In addition to Florida, voters in eight other states are deciding whether their state constitutions should guarantee a right to abortion, weighing ballot measures that are ...