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  "path": "/2026/02/20/federal-ruling-in-florida-ballot-initiative-restriction-challenge-could-have-national-implications/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T21:40:24.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "FL Legislature 2025",
    "Health",
    "Politics & Law",
    "eague of Women Voters of Florida",
    "Florida Decides Healthcare",
    "Florida Decides Healthcare Executive Director Mitch Emerson",
    "Gov. Ron DeSantis",
    "HB 1205",
    "League of United Latin American Citizens",
    "League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund",
    "loridaRightToCleanWater.org",
    "Smart & Safe Florida"
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  "textContent": "The leader of an effort to expand Medicaid access to low-income childless adults in Florida maintained Friday that the outcome of a federal lawsuit could decide the fate of citizen-led ballot initiatives in the Sunshine State and possibly the nation. Following the end of a two-week federal trial, Florida Decides Healthcare Executive Director Mitch Emerson […]",
  "title": "Federal ruling in Florida ballot initiative restriction challenge could have national implications"
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