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Critics Push Back Against Unemployment Aid Narrative Accusing Workers of Staying Home

June 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando. (NSF)

Floridians struggling since the start of the coronavirus pandemic are being forced to take jobs below their skill levels and at low wages as the state scales back unemployment assistance, opponents of reducing aid say.

Keith Johansen’s Defense Wants to Keep Out Evidence of His Racist and Sadistic Threats Before Shooting Death of Wife Brandi Celenza

June 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Defense attorney Garry Wood, center, arguing in court today that detectives' interviews with Keith Johansen, left, should be kept out of the trial, set for later this year. Assistant State Attorney Jennifer Dunton argued the interviews were voluntary. The judge agreed. (© FlaglerLive via Zoom)

The defense for Palm Coast’s Keith Johansen, 36, facing a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of his wife Brandi Celenza in 2018, wants to keep out of his trial surveillance video that shows him repeatedly threatening, insulting and demeaning Celenza, using racist, misogynistic and homophobic language. Today, the defense lost a bid to keep out hours of Johansen’s interviews with detectives.

Here’s Palm Coast’s Full ‘Difficult Citizens’ List, Its Origins, and the Kind of Offenses that Landed People On It

June 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

The actual spear that was hurled at a Palm Coast city employee's truck, with the employee inside, last year. The incident was documented in what the city referred to as a "Difficult Citizen List" largely kept secret until its revelation by the News-Journal last week. (© FlaglerLive)

The full and controversial “Difficult Citizen List” Palm Coast government has kept since 2016 is revealed, along with its history: the city set up a task force on employee safety in 2015, resulting in guidelines for employees on how to deal with difficult customers. The list, kept largely secret, was one of the results. The city council is rethinking its approach.

State School Board Will Vote Next Week on New Rules Sanitizing History Teaching in Public Schools

June 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Not included in the principles of the Declaration: a replica of the interior of the slave ship Amistad. (Florida Memory)

The proposed rule would mandate that teachers “may not define American history as something other than the creation of a new nation based largely on universal principles stated in the Declaration of Independence.”

14-Year-Old Girl Wounded in Firefight With Deputies in Volusia Was the Arsonist in Palm Coast’s B-Section in April

June 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Volusia County sheriff's deputies scour the home in Deltona where Nicole Jackson and a 12-year-old boy both armed themselves heavily and fired at deputies. The still is from a Volusia Air One helicopter video.

Nicole Jackson Maldonado, the 14-year-old girl charged in April for setting a half dozen brush fires in Palm Coast’s B Section, burglarized a home with another boy in Deltona, the two armed themselves with an AK-47, shotguns and pistols, and started firing at deputies until the girl was hit multiple times.

After Blaming Workers for Staying Home, Waste Pro Pledges to do Better, and Pay Better, in Palm Coast

June 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Waste Pro has seen fines levied by the city against it for poor service soar in the past three months, to levels last seen in 2017. Fines exceeded $10,000 in May. (© FlaglerLive)

Waste Pro issued its latest service-improvement plan to Palm Coast government after fines the city levies for poor service against the company increased for six successive months and the government threatened last week to end its $9 million contract with the waste hauler.

‘We are it. We’re the Ones That Lived Through This’: Matanzas and FPC Graduates Triumph Again

June 3, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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It was back to graduating in person and tacking stock of a year of absences, losses and sorrows, but also of resilience and triumphs as 1,036 FPC and Matanzas High school students held their graduation ceremonies at the Ocean Center in Daytona Wednesday.

Covid Almost Down, Hurricane Season Up: Flagler Emergency Chief Jonathan Lord Reassures: ‘We’re On the Ball’

June 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Jonathan Lord, who heads Flagler County Emergency Management, is barely done dealing with the covid emergency. Hurricane season is up next. He has a few words of advice, and some reassurances. (© FlaglerLive)

In briefing previewing the hurricane season, Jonathan Lord detailed how Flagler County, fresh from winding down its covid emergency, is ramping up preparations for hurricane or tropical storm emergencies and urging against complacency–or too much attention to statistical probabilities, which mean nothing if that one storm hits.

Florida Faces Dire Shortages of Restaurant Workers: ‘They Don’t Think We Are Worth the Money’

June 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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A survey from the National Restaurant Association in mid-May found that staffing levels at restaurants are below the industry standard, “with 84% of operators saying their current staffing level is lower than it was in the absence of Covid-19.”

Palm Coast Appoints Denise Bevan Interim City Manager, Ending Matt Morton’s Tenure

June 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Denise Bevan, a loyal, unpretentious member of the city administration for many years, was appointed its interim manager just weeks after being elevated to chief of staff. (© FlaglerLive)

The Palm Coast City Council this evening ended City Manager Matt Morton’s tenure, waiving his 30-day notice, and appointed Denise Bevan, a chief of staff, to the interim position.

Palm Coast Council Abolishes Secret and One-Sided ‘Difficult Citizens List’ Kept Since 2016

June 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The City Council this evening abolished a "Difficult Citizens" list the administration kept since 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

The list cited allegedly “difficult” residents by name, usually listed their addresses, and at times included their pictures. The list included four entries this year and 33 entries going back to the first in March 2016.

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Enters Race for Governor, Citing Tallahassee’s ‘Rigged System’

June 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Nikki Fried during her announcement by video today.

Fried, an attorney and former medical-marijuana lobbyist who scored a narrow victory in 2018 to become the only statewide-elected Democrat, criticized Republicans’ two-decade hold on Florida government in a video announcing her gubernatorial campaign.

Candidates from the Obscure to the Expected Piling Up to Run for Palm Coast Mayor in Winner-Takes-All Election

June 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

A crowd of candidates are seeking to fill the vacuum of a fallen era at Palm Coast City Hall. (© FlaglerLive)

The qualifying window for the special election for Palm Coast mayor doesn’t close until next Monday. But eight candidates have already filed to run. Six candidates are Republicans, two are Democrats. It’s a non-partisan election, but only ostensibly so. Three of the candidates are Realtors.

Little-Known Illnesses Turning Up in Covid Long-Haulers

June 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Covid long-haulers are dealing with a mystery illness.

“Waves and waves” of “long-haul” covid patients are remaining sick long after retesting negative for the virus. A significant percentage are suffering from syndromes that few doctors understand or treat. For some, the consequences are life altering.

Days After Betraying His Country, Rep. Waltz Dares Address Gold Star Families at Palm Coast’s Memorial Ceremony

May 31, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 102 Comments

If Rep. Mike Waltz wanted to thank the Gold Star families, what about the families of Officer Brian Sicknick and all of the other officers harmed the day of the Jan. 6 insurrection? To Waltz and every other Republican out there who voted against a commission to examine the insurrection, your actions clearly state that their lives do not matter, writes Kathleen Brady.

County Administrator Jerry Cameron as Palm Coast Interim Manager? City Enfevered With Contingency Scenarios.

May 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

County Administrator Jerry Cameron, right, had invited Palm Coast City Manager Matt Morton to a county commission meeting in July 2015, a few months into either man's tenures in their jobs. Cameron is now being discussed as an interim replacement for Morton, who resigned this week. (© FlaglerLive via Flagler TV)

The speculation about Cameron is fueling the feverish politicized atmosphere in Palm Coast, an unbridgeable rift on the council, rampant apprehension within city staff ranks, and the manipulative hands of elected officials on and off the council, all in the context of a special election for mayor in less than two months and the government’s budget season starting even sooner.

Flagler County Considering Michael Tucker, a Former Florida and Southeast Fire Chief of the Year, as Fire Chief

May 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Mike Tucker in an image from from E-One, the Ocala manufacturer, in a tweet.

Michael Tucker, 53, has principally been superintendent at Florida State Fire College for the past five years. He’d maintained roles as a consultant for the Oregon-based International Association of Fire Chiefs and as an adjunct instructor at Lake Sumpter State College over several years.

Treating Workers Like They’re Disposable Is Bad Business

May 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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The entire fast-food industry rests on a low-wage, high-turnover foundation. And at those rare moments — like this spring — when new workers seem harder to find, the industry starts expecting its politician pals to cut away at jobless benefits and force workers to take positions that don’t pay a living wage.

Proposed Civics Standards for Florida Schools Don’t Mention the Word Slavery

May 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

The Florida Education Department would rather not talk about it. (Wikimedia Commons)

Following the George Floyd murder and the national discussion over “critical race theory” — which encompasses slavery, segregation and institutionalized racism — Florida’s proposed civics standards for school don’t mention the word slavery.

Jury Finds Benjamin Allen Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Elijah Rizvan, Reigniting Questions About “The Lying Three”

May 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Benjamin Allen's mother immediately after the verdict hugs Gary Baker, the defense attorney who delivered closing arguments today, with Gerald Bettman, his other attorney, and his grandmother, standing by. (© FlaglerLive)

After deliberating just under two and a half hours today, the all-white jury of four women and two men found Benjamin Allen not guilty of the murder by gunshot of 17-year-old Elijah Rizvan two years ago on a W-Section street during a drug deal.

A Petition Sparks Flagler Beach Consideration of Better Beach Access for the Disabled

May 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

The wooden stairs at Varn Park, a county park. (© FlaglerLive)

Responding to a social media petition organized by a disabled resident, the Flagler Beach City Commission Thursday said it was interested in exploring easier and clearer disabled access to the beach.

Benjamin Allen Sobs, ‘It’s Pointless,’ as Jury Watches His Interview Before His Arrest for Murder

May 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Benjamin Allen, left, in his interview with Jorge Fuentes, the lead detective in the case, in the presence of Allen's parents, from a 56-minute video shown the jury today. (© FlaglerLive)

In the last day of trial before closing arguments, the jury watched a 56-minute interview between Benjamin Allen, who is accused of murder, and detectives, in the presence of his parents. He maintained his innocence, and broke down once the handcuffs were on.

Company Buys Derelict Country Hearth Inn on Old Dixie Highway, Pays Off Fines and Pledges Rehabilitation

May 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Improvements at the Old Dixie motel property this month. (Flagler County)

Two months after Flagler County government took unusual steps to demolish the long-disused and derelict Country Hearth Inn on Old Dixie Highway, a new owner closed on the 8.6-acre property and on May 24 paid off tens of thousands of dollars in health department and code enforcement fines plus back taxes.

A City in Turmoil: Palm Coast City Manager Matt Morton Resigns

May 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

Matt Morton has been on the job just over two years. (© FlaglerLive)

The resignation leaves the city in the hands of two newly appointed chiefs of staff, Lauren Johnston and Denise Bevan. But it is not entirely surprising: Morton was essentially a Holland protege, and without her on the council, he’d lost his support’s cornerstone.

Palm Coast Warns Waste Pro It May End Its Contract in 7 Days Over ‘Severe’ and ‘Unacceptable’ Deficiencies

May 26, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

Waste Pro says it's been short of drivers. Palm Coast is out of patience. (© FlaglerLive)

Losing patience after repeated service failures by Waste Pro, Palm Coast government today declared the garbage hauler in breach of contract and began looking for other haulers while giving Waste Pro seven days to fix current problems.

A Mostly Bleak Legislative Session for Open Government and the First Amendment in Florida

May 26, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The state created 14 exemptions to Florida's Sunshine Law. (FWC)

The Legislature approved 14 new exemptions to Florida’s Sunshine law and renewed eight, also approving a crackdown on social media companies while criminalizing certain protest activities.

Benjamin Allen’s Lawyers Drill Holes in His Accusers’ Stories, Sowing Grave Doubts About Who Killed Elijah Rizvan

May 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Defense attorney Gerald Bettman with his client, Benjamin Allen. (© FlaglerLive)

The prosecution in the trial of Benjamin Allen, 18, who is accused of murdering Elijah Rizvan in Palm Coast’s W-Section in 2019, had a bad day Tuesday as its witnesses proved more helpful to the defense, undermining the claim that Allen was the shooter.

Gambling Deal With Seminole Tribe Could Open the Way for More Gambling Behemoths in Florida

May 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Seminole Hard Rock: It could be just the beginning.

The proposed compact with the Seminole Tribe — now awaiting DeSantis’ signature — could set the stage to allow casinos in other regions of the state, not just in South Florida.

Joe Mullins Responds to Lawsuit’s Claims of Fraud and Breach of Contract With List of Denials

May 25, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Joe Mullins. (© FlaglerLive)

Responding through his attorney, Joe Mullins denies the allegations of a $2.4 million lawsuit and moves for a partial dismissal. The motion argues that the claim fails to state a fraud claim or that RICO was violated.

Florida Is Shutting Off Federal Aid to Jobless, Returning Unemployed to Maximum of $275 a Week

May 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 42 Comments

But does it pay? (Inside the Magic)

Florida will cease distributing $300 per week in supplementary federal unemployment assistance next month, the official who supervises the state unemployment system announced on Monday, leaving jobless workers to scrape by on $275 per week.

Jury Seated in Trial of Benjamin Allen, Now 18, in 1st-Degree Murder of Elijah Rizvan in W-Section 2 Years Ago

May 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Benjamin Allen today during Jury selection at the Flagler County courthouse. (© FlaglerLive)

Benjamin Allen was 16 when he was accused of shooting dead Elijah Rizvan outside a house in the W Section in July 2019. He is being tried as an adult and faces life in prison if convicted. An all-white jury was empaneled today.

After Holland

May 24, 2021 | Pierre Tristam | 20 Comments

A memorial for former Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts earlier this year sharpened the sense that the city was heading toward a fork in its direction, possibly a distance away from the direction Netts and his follower, Milissa Holland, at the podium, set. (© FlaglerLive)

The resignation of Milissa Holland and the coming special election for mayor puts Palm Coast at a forking path between the course Holland set and a more radical change in a different direction. The two views seem to be represented by Alan Lowe and David Alfin, the leading contenders for the seat.

Half of Flagler County’s Population Is Vaccinated, But Only 31% Are Younger Than 65

May 24, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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If the 15,000 or so people who are younger than 15 are excluded, the proportion with vaccines in those between 15 and 65 rises to 38 percent in Flagler–still less than half the proportion considered in the range of herd or community immunity.

Covid-19: Risk after Vaccination, Masks, and CDC Missteps

May 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

No longer as necessary. (Maritè Toledo)

Many are concerned about starting “normal activities” after vaccination, the possibility of breakthrough infections, and the recent CDC guidance that fully vaccinated persons can go “maskless” in most situations. Here are answers to anxious questions from the Infectious Pharmacist.

This Year Floridians Get 3 Tax ‘Holidays’–for Hurricane Preparedness, Culture and Recreation, and School

May 21, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

For a week starting July 1, the sales tax will be suspended at state parks, like Washington Oaks State Park above, cultural events, music concerts, sports and other recreational occasions. (© FlaglerLive)

The disaster-preparedness tax holiday will run from May 28 through June 6, the recreation-tax holiday runs for a week starting July 1, and the back-to-school holiday runs for 10 days in August.

Projecting 750 High-Wage Jobs, Council Approves 4-Story Hospital and Medical Building on Palm Coast Parkway

May 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

AdventHealth Palm Coast's new hospital on Palm Coast Parkway, in a rendering.

Wally de Aquino, the hospital’s chief operating officer, said he’s projecting an initial 400 to 450 jobs at the hospital initially, and up to 700 to 750 jobs when the medical office building is completed. The 100-bed, 155,000-square-foot, four-story AdventHealth hospital will go up on 11 acres along Palm Coast Parkway.

NOAA Predicts Up to 10 Hurricanes and 20 Named Storms as Flagler Emergency Chief Cautions Against Assumptions

May 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

This image from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite on September 14, 2020, shows five tropical systems spinning in the Atlantic basin at one time. From left to right: Hurricane Sally in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Paulette east of the Carolinas, the remnants of Tropical Storm Rene in the central Atlantic, and Tropical Storms Teddy and Vicky in the eastern Atlantic. A total of 10 named storms formed in September 2020 — the most for any month on record. (NOAA)

For all the predictions, Flagler County Emergency Management Chief Jonathan Lord cautions that the numbers and forecasts may all be irrelevant, since a single storm can end up severely impacting the community in the quietest–or worst–season, making all else forgettable.

Palm Coast Council Approves Manager Morton’s $9,000 Raise With No Discussion, and With Morton Nemesis’ Vote

May 20, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The Palm Coast City Council on Tuesday quietly approved a $9,135 raise for City Manager Matt Morton on the heels of his second-year anniversary with the city and a performance evaluation that netted him strong and slightly better marks than last year despite a blistering set of numbers from Council Member Victor Barbosa.

Florida Education Department Wants History Classes Strictly Sanitized of Content Critical of the United States

May 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

This 1868 illustration of a massacre by white Americans of Native Americans in Idaho would likely not make the cut of history classes under a new rule proposed by the Florida Department of Education.

A proposed rule that will be weighed by the State Board of Education aims to control the way history is taught in Florida classrooms and not allow teachers to “indoctrinate” students, as part of what state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran called a “constant, vigilant fight.”

School Board Wades Into Selling Belle Terre Swim Club, Or Closing It to All But District Students

May 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club is a luxurious facility, but with not enough takers. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board is considering selling the Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club it’s owned since 1997, or closing its membership-driven club functions and restricting its use to students, whose high school teams depend on its 25-yard pool.

Palm Coast Council Sets Special Election for Mayor on July 27, Requiring Petitions or Fee to Qualify

May 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The Palm Coast City Council this morning, minus Milissa Holland. (© FlaglerLive)

The council agreed unanimously to require candidates to qualify for the election either by gathering 497 signed and certified petition or by paying a $1,140 fee. Petitions may be gathered between May 24 and May 28. Qualifying is set between June 1 and June 7.

David Alfin and Alan Lowe Announce for Mayor as Palm Coast Council Readies to Set July 27 Special Election

May 19, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 60 Comments

David Alfin, left, and Alan Lowe as they both ran in last November's election, Alfin for a council seat, Lowe for mayor. (© FlaglerLive)

David Alfin and Alan Lowe, both Republicans who ran unsuccessful campaigns last November–Lowe for mayor, Alfin for a council seat–said they would run in the special election to replace Mayor Milissa Holland the Palm Coast City Council is expected to schedule at a hurriedly-called special meeting this morning. The proposed date for the election is July 27.

Milissa Holland Resigns, Adding to Palm Coast Council’s Convulsions and Uncertain Future; Special Election Will Be Set

May 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Milissa Holland during an election forum last September, in a seat she'd previously occupied as a county commissioner. (© FlaglerLive)

Milissa Holland today resigned her seat as mayor of Palm Coast just six months into her second term, shaking up a city council convulsed for months by unruly meetings and restive public and setting up a special election that could shift the council–and the city–in a direction unrecognizable with the last 22 years.

County Authorizes Eminent Domain Action Against Second Property Owner in Quest for Dune Easements

May 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Flagler County authorized its attorney to begin eminent domain proceedings against Leonard Surles, the homeowner at 2732 South Ocean Shore Boulevard in Flagler Breach, to secure an easement that would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with a long-awaited dunes-rebuilding project.

Judge Orders 6 Dogs Permanently Seized from Bunnell Owner After They ‘Languished’ in Deplorable Conditions

May 18, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Bunn ell City Attorney John Cary holding up an image of Rusty furing today's hearing before County Judge Andrea Totten, which was conducted by Zoom. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Humane Society seized eight dogs from a Booe Street home in early April as their owner was in jail for weeks in another county and had left the dogs with little or no care. One dog died. The owner abjured another, saying the dog had never belonged to her. The judge may ban the owner from ever owning dogs again.

Online Betting Is Out as Special Session Redefines $2.5 Billion Gambling Deal With Seminole Tribe

May 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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To ensure swift passage of the new compact, legislative leaders on Monday announced that DeSantis and the tribe had agreed to remove the provision requiring the state to negotiate with the tribe about online gambling.

At County Memorial for Lives Lost to Covid, a Solidarity of Grief Near and Far, and Thankfulness for Essential Workers

May 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Flagler County officials and several members of the local clergy from various denominations stood almost shoulder to shoulder at today's ceremony commemorating lives lost to the covid pandemic, the first such government commemoration in the county. (© FlaglerLive)

Eulogies personal and universal were among seven invocations that seven clergy members delivered in the county’s–or any local government’s–first memorial devoted to the losses of the 15-month-long covid-19 pandemic this afternoon in front of the Government Services Building in Bunnell.

In Josh Crews’ Memory, a Student Anthology of Writings That Keep Adding to Education Foundation’s Storied Legacy

May 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Blurry but timeless: a young Josh Crews doing what he liked best.

The Josh Crews Writing Project, now in its 10th year, this week holds the annual launch of the anthology of stories and poems that bears the late bartender and writer’s name. The anthology of writings by students from every Flagler public school is a production of the Flagler County Education Foundation.

Tabling Tonight’s Hearing, Whispering Meadows Ranch and County ‘Very Close to an Agreement’ as Talks Continue

May 17, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Prompted by an outpouring of support for Whispering Meadows Ranch and talks started this weekend, the county is delaying for at least a month the hearing that had been scheduled for this evening’s County Commission meeting, where the commission was to decide whether to grant the ranch a permit to keep its operation on John Anderson Highway or force it to end operations there.

Sheriff Gualtieri: Cop “Who Shoots and Kills Another Is Not a ‘Victim’” and Cant’ Invoke Marsy’s Law to Hide Name

May 16, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A document filed Wednesday by Gualtieri’s attorneys said a police officer “who shoots and kills another is not a ‘victim’ of that shooting and cannot invoke Marsy’s Law to shroud his shooting in secrecy.” (NSF)

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri and the Miami Civilian Investigative Panel last week said they plan to file friend-of-the-court briefs at the Florida Supreme Court in a dispute about whether a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” can prevent the release of officers’ names.

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