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Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez is suing over the campaign to remove him from office. Alvarez, furious over the effort financed by billionaire Norman Braman, has moved to have the more than 112 thousand recall petition signatures wiped out of existence citing a legal technicality. He claims one signature - the signature of the person who approved the petition form - is invalid. He said a letter approving the petition was signed by a deputy courts clerk, not the clerk himself.
A proposed constitutional amendment that would protect the rights of embryos is advancing. On Thursday, the personhood amendment proposal got the approval of legislative staffers assigned to review and make recommendations on all ballot measures. Next it must be reviewed by the state title board, which makes sure that all voter initiatives only address a single topic.
Marijuana laws could be coming up for a public vote in Breckenridge. A marijuana advocacy group is gathering signatures to put pot laws to voters in municipal elections this fall. The group wants to see an ordinance to remove all criminal penalties from the town code for the private use of marijuana, under 1 ounce, by adults 21 and older.