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Paul Harrington, A Flagler Beach Commission Candidate in March, Dies at 66 After Weeks of Struggles

April 14, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Paul Harrington had been in the thick of Flagler Beach City Commission issues going back five years. He attended almost every meeting and twice ran for a commission seat. (© FlaglerLive)

Paul Harrington, who died this morning at 66, had been in the thick of Flagler Beach City Commission issues going back five years. He attended almost every meeting and twice ran for a commission seat. He’d been hospitalized in late February for the removal of brain tumors just before the last election.

Key Victory for Venerated Whispering Meadows Ranch as County Board Recommends in Its Favor in Emotional Hearing

April 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Whispering Meadows Ranch on John Anderson Highway survived a key vote this evening as the Flagler County Planning Board recommended approval of a special zoning use of the grounds, enabling the ranch to keep operating. That’s assuming the County Commission follows suit when it considers the matter in coming weeks. Absent the special exception, the ranch will face closure.

Mayor Holland and Councilman Branquinho Sharply School Barbosa on Conduct Unbecoming an Elected Official

April 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Palm Coast City Council member Eddie Branquinho as he addressed fellow-Councilman Victor Barbosa early this afternoon at a workshop. (© FlaglerLive)

Mayor Milissa Holland–diplomatically–and Councilman Eddie Branquinho–furiously–this afternoon ended an otherwise collegial four-hour workshop by schooling Barbosa on respect, rules of order, Facebook freelancing, council behavior and the meaning of the word “corruption,” with examples.

Hauler Aside, Expect Few Changes in Palm Coast’s Next Trash Service Contract as Residents Signal Satisfaction

April 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Two-thirds of residents like their garbage service in palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast City Council members aren’t interested in changing twice-a-week trash pick-up frequency or scaling back curbside recycling, but nothing guarantees Waste Pro another contract extension as the city bids out the contract later this year.

Court Rejects Challenge by Cities and Counties of State Law Banning Stricter Local Gun Regulations

April 13, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Cities and counties can prohibit weapons in public buildings in many circumstances, but the state forbids stricter gun regulations that what's set out in state law. (© FlaglerLive)

In a win for Republican lawmakers and the National Rifle Association, an appeals court upheld a 2011 state law that threatens tough penalties if city and county officials approve gun-related regulations.

Palm Coast City Manager Matt Morton Considering Defamation Action Against Councilman Victor Barbosa

April 12, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

City Manager Matt Morton, left, and City Attorney Bill Reischmann, who's had a few occasions for anguish over council members' exchanges since November. (© FlaglerLive)

Citing county government’s “playbook” against ex-lections Supervisor Kim Weeks, Palm Coast City Manager Matt Morton says he won’t sit idle while he’s being defamed, as he says he was by Council member Victor Barbosa, who last week called Morton “corrupt” and moved for his firing. Barbosa’s motion died.

UNF in Palm Coast Will Double Its Student Body to 50 and Make $1 Million Available in Scholarships

April 12, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

City Centre, the Chiumento law firm's building in Town Center, will be home to UNF's classes and administration in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

The University of North Florida’s Mednexus hub in Palm Coast’s Town Center will launch in August with 50 students and make $1 million available to them in scholarships. The university received a $1.5 million subsidy from Palm Coast government, one of its chief local partners. Others include Daytona State College and AdventHealth Palm Coast.

Cyclist Killed on U.S. 1 Near Seminole Woods; Biker Who Crashed on I-95 on April 1 Dies from Injuries

April 12, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A motorcyclist airlifted from a crash scene on I-95 on April 1 succumbed to his injuries a week later. The image above is a file photo unrelated to that crash. (© FlaglerLive)

Christopher Baxley, 27, was struck and killed while riding his bike on U.S. 1 near Seminole Woods Boulevard Sunday night. Earlier that day, the Florida Highway Patrol issued an update to an April 1 crash, reporting the death from his injuries of motorcyclist Tom Feretti, 61, who had crashed on April 1 on I-95 in Palm Coast.

Bill Cracking Down on Protests Heads for Senate Floor Amid Outcries Over Free Speech and Discrimination

April 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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With critics warning that the bill would chill free speech and have a disparately negative impact on Black people, a key Senate committee Friday approved a controversial measure that Republicans argue is needed to crack down on violent protests.

Marcelino Reyes Sr.’s Son in Palm Coast Accepts a Congressional Gold Medal for His Father’s World War II Service

April 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

By Marcelino (Marc) Reyes Jr. today accepting, on his and his siblings' behalf, the Congressional Gold Medal awarded his father posthumously.

Marcelino (Marc) Reyes Jr., a 13-year resident of Palm Coast, in a virtual ceremony today represented his family of eight siblings to accept the bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of their departed father, Marcelino Reyes Sr., for his World War II service alongside U.S. troops.

The False Choice Between STEM and the Arts: If You Care About All Careers, Protect Arts Programs in Our Schools

April 11, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Matanzas High School Troupe 7108 staged "newsies," the musical, on April 8. Above, a detail from the musical's playbill.

The arts do more than just serve as entertainment for us or as diversions or resume-padding for students, let alone as luxuries for school districts.  Like team sports, the arts develop key interpersonal and critical skills that are rarely, if ever, taught in traditional STEM classes.

Despite Covid and Housing Crisis, Florida Lawmakers Approve Gutting Affordable Housing Trust Fund

April 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Lawmakers have approved a permanent, massive reduction of money earmarked for the state’s affordable housing fund. Those dollars come from documentary stamp revenues. The legislation is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk for his signature.

When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price

April 10, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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A Florida program designed to reduce doctors’ malpractice bills strips families of their right to sue, offering instead a one-time payment and promises to cover medical expenses. Some parents report a bureaucratic nightmare that’s anything but supportive.

Bill Ending Bright Futures’ Guaranteed Funding Clears Florida Senate, Upending Scholarship Program

April 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Sen. Pillage: Dennis Baxley, an Ocala Republican.

The bill would change a system that now provides scholarships to students at either 75 percent or 100 percent of the cost of tuition and fees by making funding dependent on appropriations in the annual state budget, which eliminates guaranteed funding for students.

Foregoing Search for Deputy City Manager, Palm Coast’s Matt Morton Appoints Two Chiefs of Staff Drawn Internally

April 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Lauren Johnston, left, and Denise Bevan. (Palm Coast)

After getting 150 applications for a deputy city manager and finding them wanting, Palm Coast City Manager Matt Morton had abandoned the search and changed track, instead drawing from within and appointing Denise Bevan and Lauren Johnston to newly created chiefs of staff positions, each overseeing a vast array of city departments.

Flagler Schools’ Food Service Director to Gov. DeSantis: Why a $1,000 Bonus to Faculty But Not Service Workers?

April 9, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Angela Bush is Flagler County's nutritions services director. She's known as an outspoken innovator and advocate for children and staff. (© FlaglerLive)

Angela Bush, Flagler County schools’ Food and Nutrition Services Director is asking Gov. Ron DeSantis in a video letter why once again service employees like bus drivers, custodians, maintenance staff, kitchen and other support staff are excluded from a proposed $1,000 bonus to teachers and principals who “answered the call” through the covid pandemic.

The Odious Victor Barbosa

April 8, 2021 | Pierre Tristam | 40 Comments

Victor Barbosa. (© FlaglerLive)

An examination of Palm Coast Councilman Victor Barbosa’s accusation of “corruption” against Manager Matt Morton reveals it to be baseless and defamatory, while Barbosa’s own methods, from trying to get city employees fired, meddling in administrative business, blindsiding the council and shaming of residents in the city’s name, raise questions about his own understanding of, or fitness for, the job.

Florida House Set to Approve Online Sales Tax on Out-of-State Retailers That Would Raise $1 Billion

April 8, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Online sales tax

The money would initially be used to replenish the state’s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund, which became depleted during the Covid pandemic. After the fund is replenished, the revenue would be used to make a major cut in a tax on commercial rent.

Flagler Beach Gives Up on Recycling All But Aluminum and Some Cardboard; Palm Coast Not Expected to Follow

April 7, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

The look of recycling changed today in Flagler Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach becomes the latest among hundreds of cities and counties across the country to abandon traditional recycling in whole or in part since 2018. Palm Coast is preparing for a new trash-hauling contract, with recycling a significant component. The city does not expect to abandon recycling.

Palm Coast Tenant Jailed Over Death Threats Against Landlord. But Should He and His Family Have Been Evicted?

April 7, 2021 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The duplex on Raintree. (Google)

Anthony Douglas Debolt and his partner had lost their jobs during covid and fallen behind to the point of facing eviction from their R-Section house, and matters got worse as Debolt allegedly texted death threats to his landlord. But a federal order is in effect that protects some tenants from evictions,

Ban on Transgender Girls in Sports, Requiring Genital Proof in Disputes, Heads for Florida House Vote

April 7, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

transgander ban florida

The proposal would make participation in athletics contingent on determining a student’s “biological sex,” including the requirement, in disputes, of proof of a student’s birth genitalia as certified by “a health examination and consent form.”

Palm Coast Council’s Barbosa Calls for Firing Manager Matt Morton Over Nebulous Code Enforcement Tiff

April 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

Victor Barbosa, the Palm Coast council member, got no second when he attempted to fire City Manager Matt Morton this evening. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast Council member Victor Barbosa called for the firing of City Manager Matt Morton based on a a handful of internal code enforcement issues Barbosa raised, and a claim that Morton was inappropriately “tracking” his own code enforcement complaints about other residents. Barbosa’s move got no council support.

Flagler Airport Will Delay Building Its New Terminal Another Year to Build More Money-Making Hangars

April 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

More such t-hangars are on the way. (Flagler Executive Airport)

The Flagler County Commission agreed to delay building the long-awaited $6.5 million terminal at the county airport, agreeing instead to a $560,000 project to build 42 new hangars, which the airport director says will make the airport $212,000 a year.

Attention Flagler: Your County Commission Wants You To Know That It Believes in (Most of) the Constitution.

April 6, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

They support the Constitution. Most of it. (© FlaglerLive)

A Flagler County commissioner wants the commission to approve a resolution affirming support for the Constitution, but in his enumeration of rights, he excluded the right to free speech and a free press.

Matanzas Student Who Wrote Song Threatening Dean’s Life Pleads to Deal That May Erase the Charge

April 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Joseph Washington, right, with his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Spencer O'Neal, before Circuit Judge Terence Perkins today. (© FlaglerLive)

Joseph Washington, 18, was arrested in January after Matanzas High faculty learned of a song he’d uploaded, threatening Tom Wooleyhan, a dean, by name. He was sentenced to 18 months’ probation on a third-degree felony charge, a plea deal the judge found surprising for its leniency. The charge will be dropped if Washington fulfills its terms over the next 18 months.

A Carefully Contrite Kim Weeks Offers $20,000 Settlement, But Commissioners Don’t Buy the Act–or the Trifle

April 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Kimberle Weeks in a court hearing last July, when she Zoomed herself in, before she was ordered to jail to serve the 30 days of her sentence on felony convictions for illegally recording several individuals. (© FlaglerLive)

Facing a judgment of well over $130,000 owed Flagler County government in reimbursements over her reckless ethics complaints, ex-Elections Supervisor Kim Weeks offered a $20,000 settlement, only to hear commissioners ridicule the offer and the sincerity of her contriteness, and reject it unanimously.

Backed by Millions in Public and Private Cash, Rapid Covid Tests Are Coming to Stores Near You

April 5, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

at-home covid tests

Scientists and lawmakers agree that over-the-counter covid tests could allow desk workers to settle back into their cubicles and make it easier to reopen schools and travel, though screening accuracy varies, as does the way consumers get results.

Measure Forcing Colleges and Universities to Survey Students’ Ideological Viewpoints Set to Pass

April 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Florida's GOP lawmakers miss the 1950s. (Boston Public Library)

The proposal also would prevent colleges and universities from “shielding” students, faculty and staff from any kind of speech. Opponents have argued the provision would allow groups like the Ku Klux Klan to come to campuses.

Aaron Thayer, Son of Man Vanished 6 Years Ago, Arrested on Attempted Murder Charge Involving Girlfriend

April 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Aaron Thayer moments before he is tased at the edge of his father's property in the Mondex, or Daytona North, Saturday, in a still from body camera footage.

Aaron Thayer, 39, of Apricot Avenue in Daytona North–the son of George Contos, his father, whom he reported missing six years ago in suspicious circumstances–was arrested as he was allegedly chasing after his girlfriend with a gun in his waistband, after sending her written death threats.

Manslaughter Charge for Daughter Accused of Leaving Mom to Die Like a ‘Prisoner in a Concentration Camp’

April 4, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Kim King Zaheer.

Kim King Zaheer, 64, of Palm Coast, was booked at the Flagler jail on a first-degree felony manslaughter charge at the conclusion of a more-than two-year investigation in the death of her mother, Frances Hildegard King, who was found to have died of abuse, malnutrition and neglect in December 2018.

For Waste Pro in Palm Coast, Trashy Service Piles Up Complaints and Fines Again As City Nears New Bid

April 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

Waste Pro's monthly fines levied by Palm Coast government since 2018. (© FlaglerLive)

Waste Pro since March 2018 has accumulated $112,500 in fines over shoddy service. It had a good 2020, but the first three months of 2021 have been increasingly poor, and just as the city is preparing to bid out the contract, which expires in 2022. The company again blames a driver shortage. The city wants Waste Pro to live up to its contractual obligations.

Car Burglary at Washington Oaks Targeting Tourists Leads to Felon Wanted in 2 Other States

April 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Caisy Frank has a long criminal history in at least four states, including a history in Flagler dating back to 2013.

Caisy Frank, 40, arrested on March 31 in connection with thefts of a gun and credit cards at a state park in Flagler County, has a long criminal history in at least four states, including a history in Flagler dating back to 2013.

Electric Power Bills Will Increase $48 a Year For Typical Customer; FPL Blames Higher Fuel Costs

April 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

fpl bills increase

The state Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a request by FPL to collect $302.5 million from customers to cover additional costs of fuel for power plants. FPL customers who use 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month will see their bills increase from the current $99.05 a month to $103.02 in May. The additional charges will continue through December.

Powered by Restaurants and Tourism, Economy Adds 916,000 Jobs, Lowering Unemployment to 6%

April 2, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

unemployment march 2021

The national economy added 916,000 jobs in March, with big gains in restaurant, bar and tourism, construction and government jobs and strong gains in almost all other sectors, sending the unemployment rate down to 6 percent, the lowest rate in a year: the rate was 4.4 percent and rising 12 months ago as the coronavirus pandemic was sweeping in.

Affordable Housing Under Attack: Flagler Realtors Join Opposition to Decimation of Housing Trust Fund

April 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

Affordability is essential to the workforce. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County Realtors are joining forces with state counterparts to oppose a proposal that would gut the amount of money the state will spend on affordable housing, by limiting Sadowski trust fund expenditures to that end to 33 percent of the fund’s total.

Aggravated Stalking of Ex-Girlfriend Leads to Felony Charges Against Flagler Beach’s Robert Isenhour Jr.

April 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Robert Charles Isenhour Jr.

Robert C. Isenhour Jr., 18, allegedly ridiculed his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend when she was in the process of filing an injunction against him, saying no judge or police would believe her. He was arrested after a incident of alleged stalking near the Golden Lion, the culmination of a month-long series of intimidating and threatening acts, according to police.

Flagler Beach’s Iconic A-Frame Is Getting a Make-Over for First Time in 24 Years

April 1, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Even deshingled and disheveled, the A-frame at the Pier could not hide its iconic letters spelling out the town's name, as if tattooed on the structure for all eternity. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler Beach Pier’s A-frame is getting its first re-shingling in 24 years, a $9,360 job and the fourth in the last four years on different parts of the pier and its restaurant, ahead of the city’s upcoming centennial.

Florida Lawmakers Want Their Home Addresses and Phone Numbers Kept Secret

March 31, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

“We’ve had some situations where people have gotten that public information and have used that to harass and picket and threaten us at our homes,” Kelli Stargel, the Lakeland Republican and bill sponsor, says. (NSF)

The House and Senate are advancing proposals that would create a public-records exemption for information about lawmakers, including their home addresses and phone numbers, but opponents question how the measures would interact with a requirement that lawmakers live in their districts.

Judge Rules Against Excluding Key Interview with Detectives in Larry Cavallaro Rape Case as Details Emerge

March 31, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Larry A. Cavallaro.

Cavallaro, a former gallery owner in Flagler Beach who divided his time between Winter Park and the beach town, was arrested on June 12, 2019, on a first-degree felony rape charge stemming from an allegation that he drugged and raped 40-year-old woman who had gone to visit him there with a friend. He’s been free on $100,000 bond.

Palm Coast Student Elliott Bertrand Accuses Senate Panel of ‘Prejudice’ Before 6-4 Vote on Transgender Sports Ban

March 31, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Elliott Bertrand of Palm Coast, a student at Flagler Palm Coast High School, addressing the Senate Health Policy Committee this morning in Tallahassee. (© FlaglerLive via Florida Channel)

The Florida Senate Health Policy Committee today approved a bill that would scrap existing policy and ban transgender women from participating in competitive high school and college sports absent testosterone testing that might clear them to play. Elliott Bertrand, a student at Flagler Palm Coast High School, was among the many opponents of the bill who addressed the panel in Tallahassee.

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Under Federal Investigation Over Allegation of Relationship With Minor Girl

March 31, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Matt gaetz when he was a Florida House member. (Florida House)

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz is under Justice Department investigation over a possible sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, The New York Times reported Tuesday evening.

Dog Found Agonizing in a Ditch, Possibly Victimized as Bait Dog, Has Died; Answers Sought and Reward Offered

March 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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Grace, a 7 or 8-year-old pit bull, was discovered Sunday in a ditch in Espanola in agony and bearing signs of being a bait dog. By Monday morning she had died, but galvanized efforts to find her abusers. A fundraiser before she died raised $8,000 for her care.

Sheriff’s Detectives Had Friday Shooting Suspect Brenan Hill, a Fugitive, in Custody Within Hours

March 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Brenan Robert Hill.

Brenan Robert Hill, 32, wanted on felony charges from Pennsylvania, was the man who drove the woman who was shot Friday near the Microtel in Palm Coast, and is a suspect in the shooting, though the Sheriff’s Office is not yet saying so.

Bike Week, Spring Break and Doffed Masks Blamed for Latest ‘Worrisome’ Covid Spike Even as Vaccinations Spread

March 30, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

The Flagler Department of Health's vaccination clinic at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church this morning. The group to the left was awaiting the Moderna shot, which was administered behind the white pane. The group to the right, on the other side of the row of white tables, waited the required 15 or 30 minutes after the shot to ensure that no adverse reaction takes place. (© FlaglerLive)

Local public health officials and physicians are imploring residents not to relax their covid-safety measures and warning of stubbornly persistent infections even as vaccinations have made large inroads in the local population.

Among Stingiest in the Nation for Years, Florida’s Unemployment Benefits Could Rise $100 a Week

March 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Sen. Jason Brodeur, the Sanford Republican, is sponsoring the bill that would raise Florida's weekly unemployment benefits to up to $375. (NSF)

The proposal (SB 1906), which cleared the Commerce and Tourism Committee, would lead to a range of unemployment benefits of $100 to $375 a week. That would be up from the current range of $32 to $275 a week.

Calling Mullins ‘Pied Piper of Hate, Deception and Fraud,’ School Board’s Conklin Rips His Latest Attack on LGBTQ and GOP

March 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 47 Comments

Joe Mullins speaking to a group he calls the 'adorable deplorables,' in a still from the video he'd posted, then taken down, at his Facebook page.

Joe Mullins combined attacks on transgender people and local Republicans in an extended screed filled with falsehoods and mischaracterizations as he spoke to a local far-right Republican group, prompting the School Board’s Colleen Conklin to issue a severe condemnation and called him a “narcissistic beast.”

Joe Mullins Falsehoods, Mischaracterizations, Misleading and Baseless Statements: A Fact-Check

March 29, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Joe Mullins.(© FlaglerLive)

Joe Mullins’s problem with facts is not new, pre-dating his election. We fact-checked his latest statements from that March 25 appearance point by point as he discussed Flagler schools’ transgender students, local Republicans allegiances, the massage parlor murders, immigration, why people move to Flagler, guns and other matters.

In Florida, Companies Will Be Shielded from Covid Lawsuits, Leaving Frontline Workers to Fend for Themselves

March 28, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

The restaurant is protected. The waitress is not. (© FlaglerLive)

Opponents of the bill heading for Gov. DeSantis’s signature warn it will protect corporations more than people and offers no protections for front-line workers who contracted the virus while on the job. Employees are required to use the workers’ compensation insurance system for on-the-job injuries, but claims often are getting denied.

Ask the Doctor: Covid and the Russian Flu, Vaccines, Allergy Shots and Colonoscopies, Future Booster Shots

March 27, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Dr. Stephen Bickel.

In this latest installment of FlaglerLive’s “Ask the Doctor” column by Dr. Stephen Bickel, the medical director at the Flagler and Volusia Counties Health Departments, the doctor takes on an intriguing question about covid and the Russian flu of the late 1970s, whether booster vaccine shots will be needed, how allergy shots or colonoscopies affect vaccination, and so on.

Florida House Passes Controversial Bill Criminalizing Or Increasing Penalties for Some Acts at Protests

March 26, 2021 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The sweeping bill would, among other things, create a new crime of “mob intimidation” and stiffen penalties for injuring police officers during protests that become violent. Also, it would establish an “affirmative defense” for defendants in civil lawsuits involving deaths, injuries or property damage if the injuries or damages were sustained while plaintiffs were participating “in furtherance of a riot.”

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