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“Florida just got a lot more expensive for the GOP."

The Florida Supreme Court is the final decision-maker determining whether a proposed constitutional amendment makes it on the ballot.

Castor said it’s disturbing that the court has been so slow in announcing both abortion decisions.

Walker did not rule on the motions Friday but said he would “do my best to get out an order as quickly as possible.”

Current law generally prevents the sale of wine in containers that hold more than one gallon.

If the proposals reach the ballot, they would need approval from 60 percent of voters to pass.

The Florida Constitution gives the court a deadline of April 1 to rule on whether any citizens’ initiative meet the requirements for that November’s ballot placement.

“I do not think that Governor DeSantis harbors personal racial animus toward Black voters,” Jordan wrote.

The deal ends an Orange County circuit-court lawsuit that came amid a feud between DeSantis and Disney.

Congress still hasn’t addressed the farm bill when it comes to redefining hemp.

The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys from the ACLU Foundation of Florida, the Chinese American Legal Defense Alliance and the international law firm Perkins Coie.

The bill, finalized in the waning days of the 2024 legislative session, has drawn intense opposition from vacation-rental management companies, coastal community leaders and Florida Realtors.

If the tech industry files a lawsuit, it would be the second major court fight against Florida social-media laws in recent years.

NFIB-Florida President Bill Herrle said the bill will give parents control over the hours worked by teens.

The state court ruling is the latest setback for the pari-mutuel companies in their challenges to the gambling deal.

DeSantis signed five bills, though much of the attention has focused on a wide-ranging measure (SB 7016) that includes $717 million in spending.

The petition seeks to effectively reverse a 2017 decision that reclassified manatees from endangered to threatened.

As of Wednesday morning, Florida justices had not indicated whether they would order briefs on the issue.

As of Friday, it had 1.18 million policies, according to its website.

Democrats and homeless advocates who opposed the bill contended it would increase local-government costs and drive homeless people into wooded areas.