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Politicians and organizations are leading the way for official recognition of the ERA, which was ratified in 2020.

The floor of the Senate on Tuesday again witnessed a rowdy session following a disagreement over the ongoing collations of result by INEC.

Over the past several sessions, the Florida Legislature has done everything in its power to make constitutional amendments put on the ballot through citizen initiatives as difficult a process as possible. Those amendments require 60% of the vote to get in the constitution. Now, they want to raise the bar to 66.7%. They should just listen to voters and pass the legislation we want instead.

Advocates of House Bill 191 argue higher tobacco taxes will reduce the number of smokers and save on health care costs, but other anti-smoking advocates say we need to do more to combat the physical, economical, and racist effects.

Over the past several sessions, the Florida Legislature has done everything in its power to make constitutional amendments put on the ballot through citizen initiatives as difficult a process as possible. Those amendments require 60% of the vote to get in the constitution. Now, they want to raise the bar to 66.7%. They should just listen to voters and pass the legislation we want instead.