ballot initiatives

Attorney General James Uthmeier and two major business groups have urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment.

Backers of a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment filed a lawsuit Monday challenging directives by state elections officials that invalidated about 71,000 petition signatures.

The proposed constitutional amendment has been submitted to the Florida Supreme Court for a judicial review. Justices will hear oral arguments in early February.

A spokesman for Medicaid expansion says Walker's ruling affirms that its campaign can keep gathering petition signatures without major consequences