Ballot explainer: Amendment 4 Limit Government Interference with ...
2024年10月8日 · In November, voters will be asked to choose whether to protect access to abortion in the state on Amendment 4. Since May 1, 2024, abortion has been illegal in Florida as of six weeks, before many women realize they are pregnant. The law has legal exceptions for the life of the mother, the physical health of the mother, and lethal fetal anomalies.
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State pushes back in school books fight. Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida. , November 18, 2024. Florida education leaders are trying to fend off a lawsuit filed by major publishing companies and authors over the removal of books from school libraries, disputing allegations that a controversial state law violates the First Amendment.
Ballot Explainer: Amendment 6 Repeal of Public Campaign …
2024年10月9日 · If passed, Amendment 6 would repeal Article XI of the Florida Constitution and remove the option of public financing for statewide campaigns. Article XI was first challenged in 2010 with Amendment 1, which failed to be adopted due to Florida’s 60% supermajority rule. Florida is currently one of 12 with a public campaign finance program for ...
Ballot explainer: Amendment 3 Marijuana Legalization Initiative
2024年10月8日 · Proposed Amendment 3 would legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 years old and older. Individuals would be allowed to possess up to three ounces of marijuana (about 85 grams), with up to five grams in the form of concentrate. Existing Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers would be authorized under the initiative to sell marijuana to ...
A photo ID is required to vote in Florida. Here's what you need to …
2024年9月17日 · A photo ID has been required in Florida since 1998. Here’s what you need to know before you head to the polls: Photo IDs. The following photo ID options are accepted: Florida driver’s license. Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. United States passport.
'It's never been this bad.' How Helene devastated Pinellas County ...
2024年9月28日 · How Helene devastated Pinellas County beaches. Andrew Swan, 31, rode out the storm on Madeira Beach watching over a friend’s house. He said the water rushed in the house last night up to his chest and he spent the night sleeping on a kitchen counter with his legs over the stove. Andrew Swan didn’t think things would be this bad.
Ballot Explainer: Escambia County half-cent school tax renewal
2024年10月4日 · What that means: This referendum asks voters to extend an existing half-cent sales tax in Escambia County for another 10 years, from 2028 to 2038. The tax, in place since 1997, adds a half-cent to purchases in the county. It currently generates about $40 million annually, up from $6.5 to $7 million when first implemented.
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RadioLive. RadioLive is the first Thursday of each month at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Historic Pensacola. The show is live on-air at 88.1FM and begins promptly at 6 p.m. Seating is first come first serve, and opens when soundcheck is complete. Soundcheck begins at 4 p.m. and typically lasts 30-45 mins.
There were 38 eyewitness-reported tornadoes in Florida: Why did …
2024年10月10日 · A downed power line and other damage from a tornado caused by Hurricane Milton is seen in Port St Lucie, Fla., on Thursday. The storm triggered some 126 tornado warnings in a short period of time, raising alarms about the impending large hurricane. As Hurricane Milton bore down on Florida, an alarming number of tornado warnings and sightings ...
DeSantis issues an order allowing elections changes in Milton's ...
2024年10月18日 · Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday issued an order allowing voting-related changes in counties hammered by Hurricane Milton, the second time in less than a month flexibility has been given to supervisors of elections because of catastrophic storm damage. Milton made landfall in Sarasota County last week and caused widespread flooding, spawned dozens ...