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A group backing a 2026 proposed constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid has filed a challenge to Florida’s new law restricting the public’s ability to amend the state constitution. Florida Decides ...

Two hundred and fifty years after Americans declared independence from Britain and began writing the first state constitutions, it’s not the Constitution that’s dead. It’s the idea of amending it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group backing a 2026 proposed constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid has filed a challenge to Florida’s new law restricting ...

With Democrats calling the changes an “assault on the very spirit of Florida’s democracy,” the Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday finalized a plan that will impose additional hurdles on the ...

Three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill (HB 1205) making it more challenging to place citizen-led constitutional amendments on the ballot, an organization working on just such an ...

Governor DeSantis signs a bill shaking up the rules on citizen-led ballot measures. This week of NewsNight, Governor DeSantis signs a bill supporters say will crackdown on fraud in the citizen-led ...

Legislation that opponents say will make it harder for citizens to place constitution-changing measures on the ballot was quickly signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis — then quickly challenged in court.

The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) has formally filed a motion to intervene in several federal lawsuits challenging House Bill 1205, a newly enacted law that reforms the state's citizen initiative ...

On May 5, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Florida Decides Healthcare (FDH), and the Elias Law Group, held a press conference announcing a new federal lawsuit challenging HB 1205, a law that ...