Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

A judge’s split ruling on a ballot measure triggered appeals from both sides, as deadlines loom over disputed petition signatures from inactive voters and out-of-state gatherers.

The proposal, approved by the Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee, involves what is known in the gambling industry as “decoupling.” It again faces opposition from horse breeders.

DeSantis said he took office in 2019 with a “bold agenda” and that the state has delivered in areas such as cutting taxes, expanding school choice, increasing teacher pay and more. Here's what else to know.

The state urges a judge to reject a lawsuit challenging directives that invalidated tens of thousands of petition signatures for a proposed ramendment, citing fraud prevention and voter inactivity.

They include addressing school vouchers and cutting property taxes.

In a class-action lawsuit, the judge barred the state from terminating benefits of people for financial-eligibility reasons unless it provides "adequate notice."

The circuit judge wrote that the laws allow access to facilities such as state prisons and county jails — but not to the immigrant-detention center run by the state.

The Florida Supreme Court will make a decision on whether the proposed recreational constitutional amendment meets legal tests to go on the November ballot.

In the latest battle over marijuana legalization, Smart & Safe Florida alleges in a lawsuit that Secretary of State Cord Byrd improperly directed county election supervisors to invalidate about 71,000 petitions.

The decision said a 1993 state law about sperm donors relinquishing rights was designed to address situations involving the use of assisted reproductive technology, like in vitro fertilization.