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President-elect Trump wants to overhaul how the U.S. manages record-high homelessness. It could shift billions in federal funding away from housing and toward drug addiction programs.
Ballot explainer: Amendment 5 Homestead Exemption Adjustment
Oct 9, 2024 · Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require an annual adjustment for inflation to the value of current or future homestead exemptions that apply solely to levies other than school district levies and for which every person who has legal or equitable title to real estate and maintains thereon the permanent residence of the owner, or another person legally or naturally dependent ...
After Amendment 3, the future of medical marijuana could be in ...
Oct 23, 2024 · Amendment 3 on the General Election ballot would legalize marijuana for all adults 21 and older, possibly shaking up Florida's current, highly regulated medical marijuana industry.. The leading companies that sell medical marijuana, like Trulieve and Curaleaf, have invested heavily in Amendment 3.Their licenses and dispensaries will give them a head start if recreational use is approved.
Ballot explainer: Amendment 4 Limit Government Interference with ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Read the full text here.. What that means: Amendment 4 of the 2024 general election, if passed, would establish a constitutional right to abortion in Florida before fetal viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by their healthcare provider.
Ballot explainer: Amendment 2 Right to Fish and Hunt | WUWF
Oct 7, 2024 · For the full text, click here.. What that means: Amendment 2 makes hunting and fishing a state constitutional right and declares that hunting and fishing are the preferred means for "responsibly managing and controlling fish and …
Morning news brief | WUWF
Dec 16, 2024 · Concerns over what kind of Syria the new conservative Sunni Islamist leadership will build. Renewed hope for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. ABC pays to settle Trump's defamation lawsuit.
Port workers on strike in South Florida demand higher wages, …
Oct 2, 2024 · Dockworkers in South Florida have joined a nationwide strike by the International Longshoremen Association — the first one in 50 years. More than 200 workers in Fort Lauderdale camped outside the entrance of Port Everglades, saying they're in it for the long haul.
Ballot explainer: Amendment 3 Marijuana Legalization Initiative
Oct 8, 2024 · Allows adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise; allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and other state licensed entities, to acquire, cultivate, process, manufacture, sell, and distribute such products and accessories.
Morning news brief | WUWF
Dec 6, 2024 · Syrian opposition forces enter a key city, in a new blow to Assad regime. President-elect Trump announces White House AI and Crypto Czar. New York City takes a step toward addressing housing crisis.
Florida program will send struggling readers free books to boost ...
Dec 4, 2024 · A Florida program will send Central Florida students reading below grade level free books and other reading-related activities until they graduate fifth grade.