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DeSantis Suggests He May Get Rid of Advanced Placement Courses in Florida Schools

February 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

As a feud over an African American studies course continues between Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the College Board, the governor said Monday that Florida will “look to re-evaluate” its relationship with the organization.

7 Years in Prison for Randy Alexandre, 23, Over Firing 27 Rounds at Occupied House on Kalamazoo Trail

February 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Randy Alexandre addressing the court this morning just before he was sentenced to seven years in prison. He had asked for house arrest. (© FlaglerLive via zoom)

Randy Alexandre, the 23-year-old man a jury found guilty of attempted manslaughter after he and two other men fired their guns at a house on Kalamazoo Trail in Palm Coast two years ago, was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by seven years on probation today.

GOP House’s Anti-Immigration Hearing Turns White Nationalist Screed

February 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Tuesday at times sounded more like a bile-brimming Unite the Right rally than a congressional proceeding. It was essentially a white nationalist promotional appearance.

‘Stress-Free’ Valentine’s Day Mass Wedding at the Courthouse Returns With 13 Couples

February 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Six couples marrying and seven renewing their vows participated in today's annual mass Valentine's Day wedding officiated by Clerk of Court Tom bexley at the Flagler County courthouse. Mike and Dee Cocchiola, above, reviewed their vows after 56 years of marriage. (© FlaglerLive)

Back from a two-year Covid hiatus, six couples marrying and seven renewing their vows participated in today’s annual mass Valentine’s Day wedding officiated by Clerk of Court Tom Bexley at the Flagler County courthouse.

Holsey Moorman, Stately Last of Palm Coast City Council’s Class of 2007, Dies at 84

February 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Holsey Moorman in 2011. (© FlaglerLive)

Holsey Moorman, a Roanoke, Va. native who rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Army, moved to Palm Coast after his retirement in 2001 and served a term on the Palm Coast City Council, died on Feb. 7 at AdventHealth Palm Coast. He was 84.

Flagler Beach Commission Narrows Interim Choices to 3, Eliminating Cameron

February 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The Flagler Beach City Commission this afternoon as its members listened to a candidate for interim manager who'd called in by phone. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission this evening opted to narrow down a list of five candidates to three and pause before making a decision on hiring an interim manager to fill the seat of William Whitson, whom the commission fired last week.

Flagler Sheriff Adds Live 911 Video Option for Callers to Show Their Emergency in Real Time

February 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The live video app links 911 dispatchers directly to an emergency scene, through the 911 caller, with the caller's permission. The image above is from a video by Prepared Live, the comp[any providing the free app to communities around the country.

Flagler County Sheriff’s 911 dispatchers can now have a live video feed from any caller with a smartphone, with the caller’s permission, vastly improving 911 dispatchers’ awareness of an emergency scene and GPS location, so they can send the proper resources.

Ex-County Administrator Cameron Has Been Lobbying for Flagler Beach Job Since Before Whitson’s Firing

February 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Jerry Cameron had started as Flagler County's "interim" administrator, but stayed three years, until 2021. He's seeking to be Flagler Beach's interim manager. (© FlaglerLive)

Former Flagler County Administrator Jerry Cameron had conversations or meetings with four of the five Flagler Beach City Commission members about stepping into a job at the city well before City Manager William Whitson was fired last Thursday.

Era of ‘Free’ Covid Vaccines, Test Kits, and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay Tab Now?

February 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Those were the days: Covid testing at the Flagler County airport in January 2022. (© FlaglerLive)

Time is running out for free-to-consumer covid vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments. Vaccine prices will be steep, as will covid treatments, and benefits will depend on insurance coverage even as many are poised to lose insurance because of new government rules.

Five Years On, Parkland Shooting ‘Feels Like Five Minutes Ago’

February 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Five years after a mass shooting that shook Florida, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Parkland remain inextricably linked to the ghastly day when a troubled teenager in less than four minutes killed 14 students and three staff members, injured 17 more and traumatized an untold number of children and families.

The DeSantis GOP Plan: Replace Public Education With Ahistorical Propaganda

February 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Ron DeSantis during a visit to Flagler before he was governor. (© FlaglerLive)

By unleashing an avalanche of fear and legal absurdity into a struggling, underfunded system of public education, these far-right ideologues are in the process of crippling the learning process for tens of millions of the nation’s children.

Florida Health Boards Back Banning Treatment for Trans Youths

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine on Friday refused to scrap new rules prohibiting doctors from using gender-affirming care for trans youths, after dozens of transgender men and women pleaded with them to reverse the treatment bans.

Deborah Phillips, Flagler Beach City Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Deborah Phillips. (© FlaglerLive)

Deborah Phillips is one of five candidates for two seats on the Flagler Beach City Commission in the non-partisan municipal election that will be decided on March 7.

Scott Spradley, Flagler Beach City Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Scott Spradley. (© FlaglerLive)

Scott Spradley is one of five candidates for two seats on the Flagler Beach City Commission in the non-partisan municipal election that will be decided on March 7.

Bob Cunningham, Flagler Beach City Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Bob Cunningham. (© FlaglerLive)

Bob Cunningham is one of five candidates for two seats on the Flagler Beach City Commission in the non-partisan municipal election that will be decided on March 7.

Doug Bruno O’Connor, Flagler Beach City Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Doug Bruno O'Connor. He didn't mind posing in front of the Scott Spradley photograph of the pier, hanging for many years at City Hall's commission chamber. (© FlaglerLive)

Doug Bruno O’Connor is one of five candidates for two seats on the Flagler Beach City Commission in the non-partisan municipal election that will be decided on March 7.

Rick Belhumeur, Flagler Beach City Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

February 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Rick Belhumeur. (© FlaglerLive)

Rick Belhumeur is one of five candidates for two seats on the Flagler Beach City Commission in the non-partisan municipal election will be decided on March 7.

Flagler Beach Commission Fires City Manager William Whitson After Withering Criticism

February 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

William Whitson this evening, immediately after the city commission's 4-1 vote to fire him. Commissioner Eric Cooley is in the background. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach City Commission this evening fired City Manager William Whitson in a 4-1 vote, capping a rocky year and a withering night for the manager. The commission will choose an interim manager on Monday.

School Board Is Timidly Mum on Superintendent’s Future as She Hints of Looking Elsewhere

February 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt's three-year contract expires at the end of June. The school board has yet to give her assurance that it will be renewed. (© FlaglerLive)

With three rookie members, latent ideological tensions, foot-dragging and a ticking clock, the Flagler County School Board is at risk of losing Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt, just as it lost her predecessor, Jim Tager. Mittlestadt all but explicitly told the board as much on Tuesday.

‘Now Is the Time’: Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin Looks West in State of the City Address

February 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin. (© FlaglerLive)

This evening’s State of the City Address by Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin highlights the challenges the city experienced in 2022, such as the hurricanes, celebrates various accomplishments and looks to 2023 with eyes on a westward expansion. as provided by the city. Here’s the full prepared text.

Belt-Buckle Bruise on 5-Year-Old’s Face Leads to Felony Charge Against Step-Father

February 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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A 5-year-old child said his step-father, Anthony Aaron Dailey, 25, whipped him with a belt because he was having some candy in his parents’ bedroom. The belt buckle struck the child’s face, leaving a large red welt below his right eye.

Palm Coast Council Surrenders Key Demands in 3-2 Approval of Controversial Harborside Development

February 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

The boat ramp at Harborside, locked, became a matter of contention in the Palm Coast City Council's approval of a redevelopment proposal there. (Palm Coast)

Ending a six-month wrangle over the proposed Harborside redevelopment around the Palm Coast marina, the City Council Tuesday in a 3-2 vote surrendered on key demands, overriding some staff recommendations, and approved the addition of 300 apartments and town houses, a project that will remake the character of one of Palm Coast’s original neighborhoods.

Over 80% of Staffers Surveyed at 9 Flagler County Schools Don’t Want To Be Armed on Campus

February 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

All school entrances have been re-engineered to severely restrict the ability of visitors to walk in without following certain procedures. All entrances have been narrowed to one. (© FlaglerLive)

The survey was conducted at the request of the Flagler County School Board as the board studies the feasibility of arming some staffers in addition to the sheriff’s school resource deputies. The survey did not ask employees whether they supported or opposed an armed-employee program in general, but only their willingness to participate.

This Time, the School Board’s ‘Retreat’ Is a Snooze Fest. Yay!

February 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Today's Flagler County School Board "retreat" took place in a room at the Government Services Building designed for collaborative work in a more relaxed setting, but the board members ended up splayed on the room's four corners. From left, Board member Sally Hunt, Superintendent Cathy Mittlestadt, Board attorney Kristy Gavin, and Board members Christy Chong, Colleen Conklin and Will Furry. Cheryl Massaro, the board's chair, was to the left, out of the frame. (© FlaglerLive)

When the Flagler County School Board board last went into “retreat,” in 2021, it devolved into open warfare and fabrications. Today’s retreat, with three new board members, was comparatively straight-forward and drama-free.

70 People Turn Up, Hoping for Appointment to District’s Book-Banning Committees

February 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Dozens of people turned out Monday evening for a training session for those interested in being appointed to one of several district committees that will consider attempts to ban books. (© FlaglerLive)

Some 70 people turned up Monday evening for a session designed to train people interested in serving on the Flagler County school district’s nascent committees that will review attempts by residents to ban books from school library shelves.

Disney Would Lose Control of Tax District to Board Appointed by DeSantis

February 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Disney's long-time district in Central Florida would be taken over by the governor's appointees if a proposed bill clears the Legislature. (© FlaglerLive)

A legislative proposal introduced Monday in the Florida Legislature would rename the Reedy Creek Improvement District that has been controlled by Disney World in Central Florida for more than 55 years and replace it with a new board selected exclusively by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Judge Criticizes Low Bond and Denies Lowering it Further on 18-Year-Old in Flagler Beach Assaults

February 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Gabriella Alo during her bond hearing this afternoon, catching a glance in the direction of one of her victims and the 24 people who accompanied the victim, all of whom sat on one side of the court. The second victim sat toward the back of the courtroom on the other side, with four family members or friends. (© FlaglerLive)

In a case that’s drawn outsized attention from the Flagler Beach community, Circuit Judge Terence Perkins denied lowering Gabriella Alo’s $18,500 bond on charges of running over a 29-year-old woman who’d come to the aid of a 15-year-old boy Alo and her brother are accused of beating up on jan. 11 at Wickline Park in Flagler Beach.

‘Absolutely No Excuse’: County Blasts Old Dixie Motel Owners and Will Again Seek Demolition

February 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Flagler County officials have been seeking to have the old Country Hearth Inn. property rehabilitated for six years, wiothout success. They are again moving toward condemning and demolishing the property. (© FlaglerLive)

After trying for six years to have the derelict motel on Old Dixie Highway rehabilitated, Flagler County officials today again said they will seek to demolish the property as the latest owners have failed to live up to an agreement with the local government.

Lawyers to the Rescue: County Ratifies Agreement Clearing Historic Dunes Project in Flagler Beach

February 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Not a minor role in preserving Flagler Beach's shoreline: County Attorney Al Hadeed, right, spent three years securing easements to enable a 5-year beach renourishment project to go forward in Flagler Beach, and attorney Scott Spradley of Flagler Beach played a key role in the past six weeks to secure the final agreement and clear a historic project. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County Commission this morning ratified the final agreement clearing the way for a historic dune-rebuilding project on 2.6 miles of shoreline in Flagler Beach, starting in April 2024–almost a quarter century after the federal government started considering the stretch for long-term safeguarding from erosion and rising seas.

Dear Gov. DeSantis: Suppressing Black People Doesn’t Play Well Outside Fox Echo Box

February 5, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 68 Comments

Advocates and Black leaders in the Florida Legislature gathered at the Capitol on Jan. 25, 2023 to push back against the DeSantis administration’s rejection of an AP African American pilot history course. Issac Morgan

Governor, we all know that you’ve stopped even pretending you’re not racist. But pitching hissy fits about gay people, drag queens, and black history ain’t a good look if you want to appeal to anyone outside the Fox swamp. RuPaul has one of the most popular shows in the nation.

Florida Supreme Court Strips ‘Fairness and Diversity’ from Judges’ Training Programs

February 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Florida judges no longer will need to learn how to at least try to ensure “fairness and diversity” while applying the law under a rule change that the Florida Supreme Court has adopted by a nearly unanimous vote.

In Major Shift, Flagler Beach Residents Appear to Favor Sea Walls, But Misconceptions Abound

February 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The secant seawall at the north end of Flagler Beach, built in 2019, held strong during the last two hurricanes last fall, but the dunes that once covered it are gone, so is the high-tide beach in front of it, scoured as it's been by wave energy that cannot be diffused by the slope of dunes. (© FlaglerLive)

A majority of Flagler Beach residents now appear to favor so-called secant sea walls, according to 58 responses gathered by FDOT and obtained by FlaglerLive. But that support rests on a fundamental misconception–that sea walls would not only protect State Road A1A behind them, but the beaches in front of them as well.

Palm Coast Mayor Suggests Candidates Be Criminal-Background Checked. Council Isn’t Interested.

February 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin speaking with City Attorney Neysa Borkert. (© FlaglerLive)

A proposal by Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin to criminally-background check all future candidates for council drew more cautions and concerns from other council members and zero support, prompting him to withdraw it “until or unless it’s discussed in the future,” he said.

Recreational Pot Proposal Has the Signatures to Get on 2024 Ballot, But for Supreme Court Review

February 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Weed rising. But a Supreme Court hurdle is ahead. (Elsa Olofsson)

Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have passed a preliminary hurdle to get on the 2024 ballot, submitting more than enough petition signatures to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the measure.

‘The Truth About Alice’ Survives Book-Banning Attempt in 12-0 Vote by FPC and Matanzas Committees

February 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The Matanzas High School and Flagler Palm Coast High School book-review committees met jointly Tuesday at Matanzas to review The Truth About Alice. The committees voted to keep the book on library shelves. (© FlaglerLive)

A book review committee jointly made up of Flagler Palm Coast High and Matanzas High School representatives on Tuesday voted unanimously to keep “The Truth About Alice” in circulation at both schools’ libraries. The book was challenged on claims that it contained “pornography.” It is the fourth book to survive a challenge, out of 22 challenges, with 10 already removed and others awaiting review.

Ending Speculation, Flagler Health+ and UF Health Announce Plans to Merge

February 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

UF Health in Gainesville may feel a little closer. (© FlaglerLive)

Ending months of speculation, Flagler Health+ and UF Health, the University of Florida’s academic health center, announced plans to merge, potentially changing the health care landscape in Flagler and surrounding counties.

DeSantis Aims to Scrap Higher Ed Diversity Programs and End Tenure as We Know It

February 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing his higher education initiatives on Tuesday. (Facebook)

DeSantis seeks to remove ‘ideology’ from college campuses, prohibit state funds from going towards critical race theory programs and diversity initiatives, have university presidents be more involved in faculty hiring, and end professors’ tenure was we know it.

Adopting ‘Moment of Silence,’ Palm Coast Considering Opening Meetings With Religious Prayer

February 1, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Prayers at the beginning of Bunnell City Commission meetings can be mistaken for scenes from a Christian revivalist tent. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council, last hold-out among local governments in the slouch back to devotional rites at the beginning of public meetings, on Tuesday agreed to begin meetings with a “moment of silence,” and to consider adding a non-denominational prayer as well.

‘We Have a Deal’: Dune Hold-Out in Flagler Beach Concedes, Clearing Path to Renourishment

January 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

One of the two dune remnants in front of Cynthia d'Angiolini's property in Flagler Beach. It's only 1,800 square feet. D'Angiolini has agreed to sign easements for two such remnants, ending a three-year wait for Flagler County. (© FlaglerLive)

A property owner’s three-year stand-off with Flagler County that has delayed a long-promised beach renourishment in Flagler Beach is over. Cynthia d’Angiolini through her lawyer today agreed to sign a pair of easements, clearing the way for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dune-rebuilding project–and ensuring that the south side of the city will finally get a major new protective buffer against rising seas.

Flagler Beach’s New Concrete Pier Will Be 10 Feet Higher to Account for Sea Rise and Violent Storms

January 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Flagler Beach City Manager William Whitson sizes up the scene with a snapshot just before the city's contracted design team launched into a preliminary description of the pier-reconstruction project ahead. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach’s new, bigger, higher pier could be completed by the end of 2025 and will be designed to withstand the realities of more violent storms and rising seas, its designer told a large crowd at the Wickline Center Tuesday evening.

40 Years in Prison for Jevante Hamilton for Overdose Death of Tim Davidson and Other Offenses

January 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Jevante Hamilton immediately after his sentencing by Circuit Judge Chris France at the Flagler County courthouse this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

Jevante Hamilton’s charge carried a maximum 15-year prison sentence, but his repeated offenses and prison stints led the prosecution to ask for 30 years, plus 10 he was already sentenced to in Volusia, for separate offenses.

Visitor Center Location Shifting from A1A to SR100; Flagler Tourism Posts Strong Year

January 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County Tourism Director Amy LUkasik during her annual presentation of the State of Tourism in at the Palm Coast Community Center Monday. (© FlaglerLive)

After two and a half years of hunting for a visitor center location on State Road A1A in Flagler Beach, Flagler County’s tourism bureau is shifting its focus for an eventual visitor center to State Road 100, on county land near the new pedestrian bridge.

Renner Proposal Would Allow Floridians to Carry Guns Without a Permit or Safety Class

January 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 48 Comments

Kirk Chong of Larry's Guns and Ammo in Bunnell teaches gun-safety classes several times a month. He says an individual must be confident about his or her ability to own a gun. If not, the individual should seek less-lethal alternatives. (© FlaglerLive)

Calling the proposal an effort to “remove the government permission slip,” House Speaker Paul Renner on Monday announced legislation that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without licenses or currently-required gun-safety classes.

David Alfin ‘Staying Put’ As Palm Coast Mayor Rather than Run for Renner’s House Seat

January 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin, left, speaking with County Commissioner Andy Dance today afetr a "state of tourism" event at the Palm Coast Community Center. In the background, toward the center, Flagler County Administrator Heidi Petito with Library Director and Legislative Liaison Holly Albanese, right, and Pam Richardson, the Realtor. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Mayor David Alfin said today he is “staying put.” After over a month’s thought, he has decided to forego a run for Rep. Paul Renner’s House seat.

Florida Crock: Say ‘Resiliency.’ Don’t Say ‘Climate Change.’

January 29, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The ugliness of "resiliency" laid bare: the sea wall in Flagler Beach. The state is preparing to build many more, while doing nothing about the causes of sea rise. (© FlaglerLive)

Resiliency in Florida is at best an illusion, and at worst a suicide pact between state and local governments. It’s wasted money and a scam on a catastrophic scale, because the state is in denial about global warming, refusing to do its part as one of the world’s leading polluters.

‘Disgusted’ Sheriff Rick Staly Denounces Tyre Nichols Killing as Video Exposes Brutality

January 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

A screen capture from video of the Tyre Nichols beating, released by the Memphis Police Department and broadcast by CNN, among innumerable other media. (© FlaglerLive via CNN)

Sheriff Rick Staly described himself as “disgusted” by the actions of Memphis police officers as the nation reacted with shock to a video showing the wanton brutality of the beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop on Jan. 7. Nichols, 29, died three days later from the injuries he suffered in the beating.

Don’t Equate Criticism with Incivility

January 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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“Civility’’ has become a catchphrase in media and politics for the discouragement of critical analysis. But Criticism doesn’t implicitly mean incivility. Elected officials should be viewed through a critical lens, especially by journalists, who are trained to not accept statements from politicians at face value.

12 Images of Child Sex Abuse Equal 18 Months in Prison for 79-Year-Old Palm Coast Man

January 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Edgar Alloway Jr. as he was getting fingerprinted at the end of his sentencing hearing just before noon today at the Flagler County courthouse. (© FlaglerLive)

Edgar Alloway Jr., 79, a 16-year resident of Banton Lane in Palm Coast, was sentenced to 18 months in state prison today for downloading 12 images of child sexual abuse. Alloway’s attorney, Josh Davis, called it a “death sentence” because of Alloway’s failing health.

Allyson Bennett, 41, Is Sentenced to 8 Years for Her Role in Overdose Death of Michael Burnett Jr.

January 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Allyson Bennett immediately after her sentencing late this morning at the Flagler County courthouse. (© FlaglerLive)

Three days after her then-boyfriend and co-conspirator was sentenced to 15 years, Allyson Dawn Bennett was sentenced to eight years in prison today for selling Michael Burnett Jr. the drugs that killed him in 2018. The lower sentence reflects Bennett’s cooperation with authorities and, to a degree, her recovery works at the county jail.

Don’t Say Stay: More than Half of Florida LGBTQ+ Parents Considering Leaving

January 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The billboard sponsored by Human Rights Campaign has gone up in several locations in Florida. (HRC)

LGBTQ+ parents reported that their children had already experienced harassment and bullying at school and they also had fears about continuing to live in Florida. Almost one-quarter of parents surveyed feared harassment by neighbors.

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