Tallahassee Democrat

Blueprint OKs arduous amendment process that may steer taxpayer funds to affordable housing

Blueprint board members wrestled with and ultimately decided to initiate a substantial amendment process that could one day lead to sales tax dollars being used for land acquisition for an affordable ...
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Yost wants lawmakers to change citizen-amendment process

(The Center Square) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants to change how Ohioans can get a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Yost said he plans to work with lawmakers to alter the process that ...
High Times

2024 Farm Bill Amendment Would Ban Hemp-Derived THC Products

The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture recently released a 942-page draft of the 2024 Farm Bill, also called the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, on May 17. Currently the bill is ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Blueprint board backs down from proposed process to add affordable housing to project mix

Blueprint tax dollars won't be used to address Tallahassee's affordable housing crisis despite efforts more than two years in the making by the Capital Area Justice Ministry. The group, representing ...
Tennessean

This is how many amendments there are in the U.S. Constitution and why it's hard to amend

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...
KXAN

Lawmakers submit more than 140 amendments as House opens process for first time in seven years

The House opened up its amendment process for the first time in seven years on Thursday, and began debating on the floor more than 140 proposed changes to an oil-related bill. House Republicans ...
katv

Constitutional amendment proposed to streamline Arkansas ballot initiative process

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Tuesday, a proposed constitutional amendment was submitted to the Arkansas Attorney General to streamline the state's initiative and referendum process. The measure was submitted ...

With large Democratic support, Senate expands bill that could deport immigrants without due process

The Senate on Wednesday voted 70-25 to adopt the first amendment to the Laken Riley Act, a bill that would would mandate that ...
Pensacola News Journal

Judge blocks part of new Florida petition law, says noncitizens can gather signatures

A federal judge blocked enforcement of a Florida law provision barring non-citizen and non-resident petition gatherers. The judge ruled the provision likely violates First Amendment rights, while ...
Tennessean

What the Fifth Amendment says about due process and eminent domain | Opinion

Paul G. Summers, lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge; district attorney general; and the Attorney General of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...
Washington Examiner

Second Amendment advocates fight to expand due process for veterans deemed ‘incompetent’

Second Amendment advocates are pushing Congress to pass legislation that would protect gun rights for veterans accused of being mentally incompetent by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under ...