Gov. Rick Scott is at the sheriff’s operations center’s grand opening at 11 a.m., Palm Coast holds an open house for its city hall at 4:30 p.m. at Town Center.
Citing “Blasphemy,” “Libel” and “Smears,” County Will Seek Legal Fees From Attackers
In an extraordinary move, county government approved County Attorney Hadeed’s request to pursue John Ruffalo and Dennis McDonald for fees resulting from the two men’s invalidated ethics commission complaints.
Battered and Bewildered, Bush Seeks Florida Reboot in “Jeb Can Fix It” Campaign
Bush debuted the “Jeb Can Fix It” tour while acknowledging criticism that he’d given his advisers too much control and failed to gain traction on the national level.
Two Sisters and a Solar-Electric Boat, on a 9-Day Journey for a Cause on ICW, Dock in Palm Coast
Nancy and Paula Frainetti are spending nine days aboard a solar-aided electric boat from Miami to Jacksonville to raise awareness and money for breast cancer–and for electric boating.
Businesses Rebel Against Plan to Shift Overdue Utility Bills from Tenants to Landlords
A rebellion among business owners in Bunnell stopped the city cold from implementing a controversial and unusual plan that would have allowed the city to shift the responsibility for utility bills from tenants to landlords.
Monday Briefing: Storm Spotters Class, Palm Coast’s Home Businesses, Bush and Carson in Florida
Would you believe that home-based businesses make up 86 percent of all business in Palm Coast? Jeb Bush brings his faltering campaign to Florida, as does Ben Carson, in the guise of a book tour.
America’s Pious Embrace of the Police State
The easy worship of the use of force abroad for the past 15 years is coming home to roost in an escalation of police-state tactics and violence a majority of the public dangerously accepts if not condone.
Taxation’s Next Frontier: The Cloud
But as states look to tax cloud services, questions arise as to whether storage space in the cloud is a tangible “good,” subject to sales taxes, a “service,” subject to use taxes, or neither of those.
Embry-Riddle To Offer 5% Tuition Break for Florida Students as University Marks 90th Year
Tuition at Embry-Riddle this year is $33,318. With room, board and books, the cost rises to $45,100, according to the university’s estimates. The 5 percent break, a saving of $1,600, applies only to tuition.
At Disney, Florida Democrats’ Big Bash Draws Snubs from Clinton and Sanders
The candidates have “other fish to fry,” noted U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, when asked why Clinton and Sanders would ignore the convention in a winner-take-all primary state — and its 99 delegates.