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Eroding Florida’s Checks and Balances, One Bill at a Time

December 31, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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A Florida Republican lawmaker’s proposal to give the Legislature the power to invalidate any court’s decision would upend centuries of precedent and make a mockery of a balance of powers, argues Ben Hogarth.

Trump and the Climate: His Hot Air on Warming Is Far From the Greatest Threat

December 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, has frightened many with his embrace of fossil fuels. What’s truly scary, scientists and others say, is how much larger the problem is than one American president.

Controversial “Best and Brightest” Teacher Bonus Pay Program Heading for Revisions

December 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Under Best and Brightest, first approved by lawmakers in 2015, teachers who are highly rated and scored in the top fifth of the test results on the SAT or ACT, are eligible for bonuses of up to $10,000.

Striking at Balance of Powers, Florida Lawmaker Files Measures to Nullify Court Decisions

December 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Florida Rep. Julio Gonzalez

Gonzalez’s bills are a reflection of the Legislature’s latest assault on judicial power. But taking aim at separation of powers considered fundamental, if not sacred, to American government may be more of a partisan than a realistic exercise.

Knowing When To Shut Up: What Florida Gov. LeRoy Collins Could Teach Politicians

December 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Gov. LeRoy Collins with his family at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee, 1957. (Florida Memory)

Had LeRoy Collins spoken of some things in public as he did privately, he’d be remembered not as Florida’s greatest governor but as a failure who was voted out after serving only the last two years of a deceased predecessor’s term.

Assume Obamacare Is Repealed. What Then?

December 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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Republicans have also pledged to repeal the taxes that Democrats used to pay for their health law. Without that funding, Republicans will have far less money to spend on whatever they opt for as a replacement.

Justice James E.C. Perry’s Last Dissent Denounces Florida’s Death Penalty

December 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Justice James E.C. Perry has been on the Florida Supreme Court for 16 years.

Justice Justice James E.C. Perry in a blistering condemnation of the death penalty in general rendered a blistering analysis of the manner in which capital punishment is carried out in Florida.

Year-End Briefing: Buy Less, Live More, Merry Christmas

December 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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This is the last Daily briefing of the year, so the Briefing will be off until Jan. 3. Happy Hanukkah, Fabulous Festivus, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, in that order.

With Florida leading the Way, Obamacare Enrollment Jumps Despite Trump Threats

December 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Despite the Affordable Care Act’s rising prices, decreased insurer participation and a vigorous political threat to its survival, consumer enrollment for 2017 is outpacing last year’s.

Thursday Briefing: Losing Democrats Look Back, Journalism in Age of Trump, Bud Powell

December 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Flagler’s Democrats gather to hear from three of their candidates who lost in November and talk about the future, a man who assaulted police in Flagler Beach goes on trial, how journalists should cover Trump and Trumpism.

Wednesday Briefing: Legislative Delegation Wish List, Beach Restoration Dollars, National Geographic’s Trans Cover

December 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Paul Renner and Travis Hutson hear the county’s wish lists in the annual legislative meeting, seeking tourism dollars to fix beaches, National Geographic breaks ground, belatedly, with a 9-year-old transgender girl on its cover.

Florida Second Only to Texas in Gaining New Residents in 2015

December 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Florida’s gain of 367,525 new residents topped California’s growth of 256,077 new residents; Texas led the nation with a gain of 432,957 people. Florida led the 10 largest states with a 1.82 percent annual growth rate.

Tuesday Briefing: Policing Palm Coast, A Lid on Pot, Historic Bus Tour, Centennial Plans, Trans Homicides

December 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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State of law enforcement in Palm Coast, pot-bsiness moratorium in Palm Coast, undercounting transgender homicides, “a fabulous” boat parade, the exquisite Billy Evans and his foolish heart.

Effort to Get Electoral College Away From Trump Fizzles as Florida’s 29 Votes Go All In

December 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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In Florida, the votes for Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, were never really in doubt. The slate of electors was made up of GOP stalwarts, from fundraisers to activists to elected officials.

Monday Briefing: Revels Farewell, Holly Norris Plea, Florida Presidential Electors, ITMS Concert

December 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Florida electors meet today to cast their vote for Donald Trump, Holly Norris, accused of aggravated manslaughter in her uncle’s death 3 years ago, may plea, the county commission says goodbye to Barbara Revels, Gary Kasparov writes.

The Unnecessary Controversy Over “Sanctuary Campuses”

December 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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Even if colleges were targeted by the Trump administration, numerous privacy and legal obstacles remain before administrators would be enlisted in identifying students for deportation.

Sheriff Manfre: Against Tribalism

December 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

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In a call against the fracturing of society into self-interested groups, Sheriff Jim Manfre argues for the importance of resisting the worst of the tribal instincts roused by the last election.

In Tilt to Right Gov. Scott Appoints Appeal Court Judge C. Alan Lawson to Supreme Court

December 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Lawson’s appointment to the Supreme Court reduces the influence of the liberal-leaning court majority, which has been made up of Perry, Chief Justice Jorge Labarga and justices Barbara Pariente, R. Fred Lewis and Peggy Quince.

Hurricanes Matthew and Hermine Damages Reach $1.59 Billion, A1A a Big Bite

December 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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By comparison the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research has placed damages from the 2004 hurricane season, in which four hurricanes hit the state, at $45 billion.

Weekend Briefing: Goodbye Gail Wadsworth, Christmas With a Deputy, Boat Parade, Starlight 5K, Obama’s Nation

December 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Flagler County Clerk of Court Gail Wadsworth’s farewell on the courthouse steps, the Palm Coast Boat Parade, Christmas With a Deputy blares its sirens, The Nation marks the Obama years.

Florida Chamber of Commerce and Business Groups File Suit Against Plan to Raise Minimum Wage

December 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The chamber of commerce joined a retail and a restaurant association to fight a groundbreaking living wage plan adopted in Miami Beach, which could serve as a model for other local governments.

Thursday Briefing: A1A’s Various Futures in Flagler Beach, Rebecca Lawless Docket Sounding, Portman’s Jackie Kennedy

December 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The public gets a first look at options for permanent repairs of State Road A1A in Flagler Beach, Rebecca Lawless, accused of DUI manslaughter in the death of Diane Upton on SR100 last year, has a docket sounding in court.

Unlikely Alliance of Clergy and Pro-Choice Advocates Sue to Block Florida’s Abortion Law

December 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Plaintiffs including rabbis, ministers and non-profits contend they don’t have medical training and aren’t qualified to offer information not spelled out in the abortion law.

Twelve Counties Get Money to Reduce Conflicts With Bears, But Flagler Is Not On the List

December 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Volusia and Putnam counties will receive a combined $98,000. Flagler County will receive no grant. The announcement came six months after the Fish and Wildlife commission voted against holding a bear hunt this year.

Seizing on Orlando Murder Case, Justice Breyer Asks Court to “Reconsider Constitutionality of Death Penalty”

December 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Justice Stephen Breyer characterized the death penalty as cruel and unusual in light of the case of Henry Sireci, 68, who’s been on Florida’s Death Row for 40 years and has yet again been cleared for execution.

Enrollment in Florida’s 28 State Colleges Plummets 13.5% as Economy Rebounds

December 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The actual head count of state college students is about 780,000 this year, down from a peak of nearly 900,000 in 2010. More than 60 percent attend part-time.

How Trump’s Health Secretary Will Alter Policy from Obamacare to Abortion to Birth Control

December 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Tom Price, a Georgia physician who opposes the Affordable Care Act, abortion and funding for Planned Parenthood, among other things, could have a rapid impact without even a presidential order or an act of Congress.

Child Care Subsidies, Vital for Many Working Poor, Are Dwindling to 20-Year Lows

December 9, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In 2014, the number of children receiving subsidies fell to its lowest level since 1998. Subsidies may fall further as states implement tougher licensing standards for child care centers.

Thrasher, at FSU, Pledges to Kill “Campus Carry” Gun Bill Again As He Did in 2011

December 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The so-called “campus carry” bill, which in the past has been approved by the House, has already re-emerged as an issue for the 2017 legislative session.

Jacksonville Air National Guard Base a Finalist to Receive F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in 2022

December 7, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The F-35 is the most expensive fighter jet–and weapon system–ever built. The program, now seven years behind schedule, has been mired in cost overruns, delays and performance failures.

How Journalists Should Go Beyond Fact-Checking Trump’s Routine Lies and Conspiracy Theories

December 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Donald Trump in his labyrinth. (Michael Hogan)

The story is that the president-elect is more factually irresponsible than any political leader in the United States in memory. Chasing it will be just one challenge of the next four years.

Revealed: Florida Stockpiling Lethal Injection Protocol Never Used Before, Inviting Litigation

December 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The new triple-drug cocktail would be the only one of its kind among the states that rely on similar procedures to kill prisoners, including a drug never used to that end before.

Tuesday Briefing: Rymfire Winter Concert, Matanzas v. Menendez, Palm Coast Redevelopment Plan

December 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Palm Coast council this evening is set to approve bringing Wawa to State Road 100 as part of a redevelopment plan, Rymfire Elementary’s winter concert, a word from Reinhold Niebuhr.

Beyond Tweet Storms: What Trump Could Learn from Alexander Hamilton

December 5, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Hamilton wanted a strong central government. He advocated taxation. He took these positions for practical reasons, not because he was a flaming liberal, argues Jill Richardson.

Monday Briefing: Flagler’s Wild Tourism Spending, Fame, Between Trumpism and Islamism, Kundera

December 5, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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New county commissioners will contend with expensive requests from the county’s tourism division, Fame: the Musical at the Flagler Auditorium, Slovakia-bound art and Milan Kundera words.

Refinancing Pushes State Debt Down to $24.1 Billion, But Rising Interest Rates Loom

December 4, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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State debt has declined since reaching a peak of $28.2 billion in 2010 due to several factors. Since taking office in 2011, Scott has remained largely opposed to borrowing money or issuing bonds.

Why Trump Would Almost Certainly Be Violating the Constitution If He Continues to Own His Businesses

December 3, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Even if he does sell his business, any retained residual interest, or any sale payout based on the company’s results, would still give him a stake in its fortunes, again fairly clearly violating the Constitution.

Florida’s Death Penalty Law in Disarray, Supreme Court Throws Out Yet More Sentences

December 2, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Signaling how it is likely to handle scores of Death Row cases, a majority of the Florida Supreme Court threw out death sentences and ordered a new penalty proceeding for a convicted triple-murderer.

Economy Adds 178,000 Jobs in November, 4.6% Unemployment at Lowest Level in 9 Years

December 2, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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It’s the longest job-creation streak in the nation’s history, but wages dropped in October by 0.1 percent and the decline in the unemployment rate was due more to a decline in the labor force than because of job creation.

In Saint Augustine, A Dead Priest Pleads for the Life of His Killer

November 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Rev. Rene Robert.

Father Rene Robert, who was murdered, signed the Declaration of Life in 1995: it is wrong for the state to take the life of a convicted criminal, no matter how vile the crime, and no matter how innocent the victim.

New Florida Senator Files Bill To Scrap 2014 Law Granting In-State Tuition to Undocumented Immigrants

November 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The plan by Sen. Greg Steube, a Sarasota Republican, repealing the in-state tuition exception, could alter the higher-education plans of many students who have spent much of their lives in Florida.

Sorry, I Can’t Give Trump a Chance

November 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Donald Trump at nightfall. (Tony Webster)

Our democracy is too important to play nice with a man who campaigned on undermining it, argues Jill Richardson: “We already have evidence that Trump does absolutely everything he can get away with.”

Nominating Commission Sends 3 Names to Scott for Next Supreme Court Appointment

November 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Florida Supreme Court is going retro.

Fifth District Court of Appeal Chief Judge C. Alan Lawson, appellate Judge Wendy Berger and Orlando lawyer Dan Gerber made the final cut of the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission.

Florida Court Backs Notifying Minor’s Parent Before Abortion, But Waivers Are Easy Out

November 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Judges rarely turn down requests for waivers. The decision cites evidence that 89.5 percent of petitions were granted in 2013, 90.5 percent in 2014 and 94.7 percent in 2015.

In An Ugly Election Result, Hate Surges Online as Trump Emboldens Extremists

November 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

A demonstrator at a protest of the Trump election on Nov. 9 in Chicago. (Bob Simpson)

Throughout Donald J. Trump’s ultimately successful run for the presidency, many worried that he had, willfully or recklessly, emboldened racists across the country. Evidence suggests Trump’s effect on rising extremism has been unmistakable.

Surprised? Trump’s Advisor on Wall Street Regulations is a Longtime Swamp-Dweller

November 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Donald Trump’s transition advisor for financial regulations works for a firm that is emblematic of the Washington revolving door: deregulation could serve Paul Atkins’ wallet as well as his political agenda.

How The Electoral College Mistrusts Voters

November 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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That flaw is the Electoral College. For the fourth time in our history, and the second in 16 years, it has given the presidency to the candidate who polled fewer votes — 2 million fewer in this case — than his principal rival.

Black and White: 11 Florida Supreme Court Applicants Contrast Starkly With Retiring James Perry

November 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The exit of the liberal Perry — one of five jurists who make up a liberal-leaning majority — gives Gov. Rick Scott his first opportunity to shape a bench that has repeatedly vexed the Republican chief executive and the GOP-dominated Legislature.

Despite Orlando Massacre and Zika Virus, Florida Tourism Draws Record 27 Million Visitors in 3 Summer Months

November 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Florida still got the buzz. (© FlaglerLive)

The 5.1 percent increase from the same time last year came as Canadians, Florida’s top source of foreign tourism, have cut back on travel due to their nation’s weakened dollar.

It’ll Be Alt-Right

November 20, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 64 Comments

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Donald Trump’s appointments and short-lists are pointing the way to an administration not much different than his campaign, suggesting there’s more wishful thinking than reality behind the hope that he’d surround himself with people saner than he is.

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