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DeSantis, government allies fight Florida abortion measure |
A ballot initiative to enshrine abortion protections into Florida's constitution would need support from 60 percent of voters in order to pass. |
The "yes" campaign has raked in cash in recent months, giving it a massive financial advantage over the opposition with days until votes are counted, The Hill's Nathaniel Weixel reports. But abortion rights advocates are running into a political buzz saw as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and his allies in the administration deploy all levers of government power to try to stop the amendment from passing. The political group Floridians Protecting Freedom has raised more than $100 million for the measure since it launched in April 2023, including $17.2 million in a single week in early October. Meanwhile, the political committee launched by DeSantis to oppose the measure has raised only about $6.3 million total. In recent weeks, the opposition has gone all in to stop the amendment from passing. And it may be working. - A Republican-controlled state panel added a financial statement beneath the question on the November ballot, stating the amendment could cost the state money because of lawsuits.
- The state agency in charge of running Florida's Medicaid program launched a website attacking the amendment. At least three public agencies have aired television and radio ads against it.
- The state Department of Health threatened local television stations that had run an ad supporting the amendment.
- A state election police unit visited residents' homes as part of a fraud investigation into the signature-gathering process months after the measure was approved.
Backers of the amendment say DeSantis's heavy-handed efforts are a brazen misuse of taxpayer funds and show just how high the stakes are in the state, where DeSantis signed a law last year making abortion illegal after about six weeks. |
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A ballot measure to enshrine abortion protections in Florida's Constitution does not have enough support to pass, according to a new poll. The survey from St. Pete Polls conducted for FloridaPolitics.com showed a majority of voters support the measure — far more than those who would vote "no." There were also nearly 8 percent who said they were undecided or wouldn’t answer. But Florida requires an unusually high … |
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(NewsNation) — Another wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Boar’s Head for its nationwide listeria outbreak that’s sickened 59 and killed 10. The family of Otis Adams Jr. said the 79-year-old Florida man contracted listeria from Boar’s Head Tavern Ham and Yellow American Cheese, according to ABC News reporting. Ham and cheese are two products that had not been named in previous wrongful death suits. … |
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Former President Trump said Sunday that he would let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild” in dealing with issues related to food, medicine and health in a potential second administration. “I'm going to let him go wild on health. I'm going to let him go wild on the food. I'm going to let him go wild on the medicines,” Trump told supporters at Madison Square Garden. “The only thing I don't think I’m … |
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McDonald's rules out beef patties in E. coli outbreak, Quarter Pounders back on menu |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — McDonald's announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to the popular burgers that killed one person and sickened at least 75 others across 13 states. |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- In Western North Carolina, Helene's devastation is threatening health care access (The New York Times)
- Republican Kelly Ayotte wants voters to forget what she said about abortion before Dobbs (The 19th)
- California families battling addiction fight for their lives after insurance denials (Cal Matters)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Anti-abortion groups want Supreme Court to get rid of protest-free zones at clinics (USA Today)
- Tracking the U.S. bird flu outbreak has been hard. It's about to get harder (Stat)
- Parents of fentanyl victims united by grief, divided by politics (The Washington Post)
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