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Florida Supreme Court in Seminal Decision Rules Death Penalty Verdicts Must Be Unanimous

October 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

No Flagler County jury has sat for a capital trial in recent memory. If and when it does next, its verdict must be unanimous for the death penalty to carry. (© FlaglerLive)

The court’s 5-2 decision, which will immediately affect 40 inmates and many of the 385 others on death row, ends Florida’s status as an outlier state where non-unanimous death penalty recommendations were allowed.

Swinging Through Florida, Trump Paints Election as Apocalyptic Choice

October 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Speaking to thousands of cheering supporters at Aaron Bessant Park in Panama City Beach, Trump painted Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton as a pawn of a global establishment who would usher in the destruction of the nation.

Overruling Scott, Judge Orders Voter Registration Deadline Extended at Least Through Wednesday

October 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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U.S. District Judge Mark Walker also set up a Wednesday morning hearing to consider a request by the Florida Democratic Party to keep registration open until Oct. 18 — a week after the initial deadline was set to pass.

Florida Highway Tolls Lifted, Some Hospitals in Volusia, Brevard and Duval Evacuate

October 5, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

A crash with injuries stalled traffic on I-95 north just past the Palm Coast Parkway intersection this evening at sundown--not what travelers fleeing south Florida, ahead of Hurricane Matthew, wanted to see. (© FlaglerLive)

Highway tolls were lifted in counties with evacuation orders as Florida continued Wednesday to prepare for the arrival of the slow-moving, powerful and deadly Hurricane Matthew.

Scott and Cabinet Poised for $16 Million Sensitive Land Buy, Largest in 10 Years

October 4, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The land, known as Horn Spring Woods, contains 10 natural springs, has nearly 10 miles of meandering frontage along the St. Marks River and would help create an environmental corridor linking the St. Marks River Preserve State Park to the north, the Fanlew Preserve and Aucilla Wildlife Management Area to the east, and the Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park to the south.

Clinton Surges Ahead in Latest Florida Poll as Alternate Candidates Fade

October 3, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Hillary Clinton in Fort Pierce on Friday. (Hillary for America)

Hillary Clinton took a decisive five-point lead on Donald Trump in Florida the latest Quinnipiac University poll after being tied with him for two months, with voting already under way in the state. She also leads in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, but remains behind in Ohio.

If Trump Ever Had My Vote, He Just Lost It

October 2, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

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If Trump secretly conducted business in communist Cuba while Fidel Castro was its president, the Republican presidential nominee should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, not elected to the highest office in the land.

Florida Push to Legalize Medical Marijuana Gets $1 Million Boost, Aiding Amendment 2 Vote

October 2, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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It’s the largest single contribution received by supporters of Amendment 2 and comes as the battle over the constitutional question heats up in advance of the Nov. 8 election.

Clinton Regains Lead in Florida as Debate Bounce Ripples and Trump Stumbles

September 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Coming out of their first televised debate, Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a narrow lead over Republican Donald Trump in the critical battleground state of Florida, a new poll shows.

After Reaching Record Pace, Executions in Florida Are on Hold as Ruling Muddies Syringes

September 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Executions are on hold, judges across the state are postponing death penalty cases, and defense lawyers are seeking additional reviews in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in January that struck down Florida’s death-penalty sentencing process.

Court Sees No Crime in Sarasota High Student’s Tweeted Threats to “Shoot Up” His School

September 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A 16-year-old high school student who repeatedly threatened on Twitter to shoot up his school in Sarasota did not commit a crime because his threats were not directed at anyone in particular, the second District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday.

Looking past the Obvious in Trump-Clinton I: Voters May Decide a Different Outcome

September 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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We have to reconsider what we thought we saw Monday night and discover how it played where it mattered, in counties such as those in western Pennsylvania, and those clustered along Interstate 4 in Florida. These, more than elite opinion-spinners clustered along our deep-blue coasts, will decide the Nov. 8 outcome, argues Tom Jackson.

Tampa Christian School Files Suit Over Ban on Loudspeaker Prayer at Football Game

September 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The nonprofit that operates Cambridge Christian School in Tampa said the Florida High School Athletic Association violated its civil rights by banning the private school and its opponent from joining in prayer over the loudspeaker at the game.

Post-Debate, Clinton, Clinton and Trump Are Invading Florida in Hunt for 29 Electoral Votes

September 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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While Clinton works Southeast Florida, her husband, former President Bill Clinton, will campaign Friday and Saturday across the top of the state, and Trump begins his visits Tuesday in solidly-Republican Melbourne.

Early Voting Facts and Myths

September 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Research shows early voting increases turnout by 2 percent to 4 percent. In some cases, it particularly boosts voting among minorities, a constituency that tends to vote Democrat.

Panic: On the Prospect of a Trump Presidency

September 23, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 84 Comments

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“I spent the past year making fun of Trump and taking it for granted that Hillary Clinton would demolish him. I didn’t take into account her fabulous skills for self-destruction or the country’s ripeness for mass delusion.”

Bright Futures Scholarships Could Expand to Summer to Speed Up Graduation Rates

September 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Only 44 percent of students graduated in four years at 11 state universities. Summer scholarships would encourage more students to attend summer classes, increasing the chances they can graduate more quickly.

Florida Justices Let Felon Carry Hunting Rifle, Saying Prohibition Doesn’t Apply to Antique Guns

September 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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In a 5-2 decision, justices cleared Weeks on the gun-possession charge because state law treats antique firearms — and their replicas — different from other guns. The ruling said lawmakers exempted firearms manufactured in or before 1918 and their replicas from the prohibition on felons possessing guns.

Mindful of Orlando Massacre, FDLE Seeks to Extend Federal Terrorism Crimes to State Laws

September 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Intent on preventing another mass nightclub shooting or a repeat of incidents this past weekend in New York and New Jersey, Florida’s top cop wants to bulk up the state’s anti-terrorism efforts.

The Climate Change Debate is Over: Seas and Temperatures Are Rising Dangerously

September 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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Increasing major storms and rising sea levels have long been predicted by climate models, and now they’re coming true. Time for deniers to concede defeat and become part of the solution, argues Todd Larsen.

Pam Bondi Is Shocked, Shocked Over Claim That Trump Donation Influenced Her Decisions

September 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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In a contentious session with reporters, Bondi said she had no regret about Trump’s $25,000 donation and refuted claims that it had influenced her decisions to dismiss allegations that Floridians had been bilked by Trump University.

Florida Universities Seeking $14.5 Million Extra To Meet Spiking Demand for Mental Health

September 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Universities saw a 48 percent increase in demands for counseling and other mental health services, and an increase in emergency or crisis visits, involving issues like severe depression, acute anxiety and suicidal thoughts.

Trump-Bashing’s Indictment as Americans’ Trust in Mainstream Media Sinks to a New Low

September 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Covering Trump’s contradictory and rash statements is one thing. That’s the media’s job. But there isn’t a commentator or an anchor on CNN who doesn’t wear a Clinton heart on his or her sleeve. With 53 days to go before the election, they’ve even stopped trying to hide it.

Another Unrealistic Trump Policy Proposal: Billions of Dollars for Homeschool Vouchers

September 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Trump recently proposed billions in spending to allow the nation’s poorest students to leave public schools and enroll elsewhere, including by using homeschooling. Except the plan won’t work for the poorest students.

Florida’s GOP Sen. Keith Perry Defends Himself After Hitting Another Man Over Campaign Sign

September 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Perry, a contractor first elected to the House in 2010, is going up against former state Sen. Rod Smith, D-Gainesville, for the open Senate District 8 seat. Smith is also a former Florida Democratic Party chairman and a former state attorney in the Gainesville area.

Gov. Scott’s Office of Open Government Barricades Itself

September 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Florida once had one of the toughest sunshine laws in the country, and people were proud of that. But it’s no longer the case. Transparency has given way to talk–and barricades.

Eliminating Florida’s No-Fault Auto Insurance System Could Save $81 a Year Per Car

September 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The findings in a $125,000 study come as critics contend the 2012 reform attempt has failed to meet expectations and that bodily-injury coverage, which most motorists in Florida already have, should be a replacement for no-fault coverage.

In Florida, Citrus Nears Oblivion as Disease and Development Squeeze it to Economy’s Margins

September 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The citrus industry lost 4 percent of its grove land, 21,275 acres, over the past year. Citrus greening disease, which is deadly to the crop, has infected nearly all of Florida’s commercial citrus groves.

Justice Perry Will Retire, Giving Gov. Scott 1st Chance to Appoint a Conservative to High Court

September 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Perry is among five jurists who make up a liberal-leaning majority of the seven-member court, which has drawn the wrath of the Republican governor and the GOP-dominated Legislature.

Monitoring the Vote in Real-Time With Electionland

September 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Which voters are getting turned away (and why)? Where are lines so long that people are giving up? Is there actually any evidence of people casting fraudulent votes? Whether you’re a journalist or not, here’s your chance to be an effective monitor.

Why I Stand For The National Anthem

September 10, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

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There is outrage on the anniversary of 9/11: the outrage should be directed at those who have taken for granted the liberty and privilege of being a professional athlete by showing disrespect to our National Anthem by way of protest.

The National Anthem’s False Notes

September 9, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 56 Comments

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Blasphemous as it seems, Colin Kaepernick’s freedom to sit out the Star Spangled Banner is written in the anthem’s very words, though his tormentors are more disturbed by his message, which they would rather not hear.

Tourism Industry Puts On Happy Face Despite Massacre, Algae, Zika and Alligator Kill

September 9, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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In the past three months, there has been a mass shooting in an Orlando nightclub, a 2-year-old child killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World, toxic algae blooms choking East and West Coast waterways, and the continued spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Weekend Briefing: 9/11, African Art, Senior Games, Beer Arising, Chess Jax, Women of Jazz, Intracoastal Clean-Up

September 9, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A busy weekend with a new musical (Charlie Brown) opening at CRT, women of jazz at the African-American Center, lectures on African art by the Palm Coast Arts Foundation, the Senior Games all week, and quite a bit more.

Who’s Afraid of Gary Johnson? Let Him Join the Debates

September 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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The Libertarian Party is on the ballot in all 50 states. For that reason, Gary Johnson should be on that debate stage because he is an alternative available to the entire nation, argues Nancy Smith.

Trump and Clinton Are Tied in Florida in Latest Quinnipiac Poll

September 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The two remain tied when the most prominent third-party candidates are thrown into the race, with Trump and Clinton drawing 43 percent apiece.

Thursday Briefing: Flagler Restaurant Week Kick-Off, Flagler Beach’s Taxi Update, Journalism’s Lost Generation

September 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The third annual Restaurant Week kicks off at Marineland Dolphin Adventure, the Flagler Beach City Commission updates its taxi ordinance, what a journalism professor learned of the craft’s lost generation.

Wednesday Briefing: Youth Orchestra Open House, Budget Hearings in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach, Manfre’s Whereabouts

September 7, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler Youth Orchestra’s open house at Indian Trails Middle School welcomes new enrollments and lays out the season ahead, at 5:30 p.m., Palm Coast and Flagler Beach governments hold the first of their budget hearings, setting next year’s tax rates.

Fitful Recovery in Florida, Lingering Power Cuts in Panhandle After Hurricane Hermine

September 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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More than 18,000 people in Florida were still without power Tuesday, including fewer than 10,000 in the state’s capital city, after the Category 1 storm made landfall Friday morning near St. Marks in Wakulla County.

That Dramatic Drop in Teen Births? Credit Easier Access to Contraceptives, Not Less Sex

September 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The drop was especially steep for younger girls: in births to girls 17 or younger in Flagler, the drop went from 12 such births per 1,000 in the early 90s to 3.8 in 2013-15, and four in Florida.

Tuesday Briefing: Councilman Robert Cuff, School Taxes, FPC Sports, Trump’s Immigrants, Su Meng’s Guitar

September 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Robert Cuff, who won election to the Palm Coast Council last week, is appointed to the seat early to fill the spot vacated by Bill McGuire, the school board adopts next year’s taxes and talks bathrooms at Indian Trails Sports Complex.

Obama Should Tell the Truth About the American Economy

September 4, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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The president and everybody in his administration really must stop talking about how much better off we are today than we were eight years ago. Here is the disastrous truth.

America’s Other Doping Problem: Drugging Up the Elderly in Hospitals

September 2, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Harriet Diamond at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif., in May. (Heidi de Marco/KHN)

An increasing number of elderly patients are on multiple medications, raising chances of dangerous drug interactions. Often the drugs are prescribed by different specialists who don’t communicate, and hospital doctors add to the list of drugs, sometimes unnecessarily or unsuitably.

One Solar Amendment Passed, Backers and Opponents of November Measure Square Off

September 1, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The November proposal is more controversial than the one voters approved Tuesday, drawing opposition from groups such as the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy that argue the measure is intended to benefit utilities.

The Reek of Hypocrisy Behind Federal Marijuana Laws

August 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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In most cases, our laws treat chemicals as safe until proven dangerous. Marijuana, on the other hand, is being held to a higher standard. It’s not even that it’s considered dangerous until proven safe. The government says that they won’t lift regulations on it until it’s proven beneficial.

Appeals Court Sides With Florida Prisons in Public Records Dispute With Miami Herald

August 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Florida prisons department was required to provide item-by-item legal explanations for its decisions to black out information on public records requested by the Herald — a process known as redacting the information.

Ransom Rubbish

August 28, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 17 Comments

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Oliver North would have you believe that the Obama Administration paid a $400 million ransom to Iran in exchange for three Americans. His history and compass are off. Here’s a little reminder.

Does Diversifying Police Forces
Reduce Tensions? Not Necessarily.

August 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Beyond diversity, hiring officers who know and understand the community, asking officers to build better relationships with neighborhoods they serve, reducing officers’ use of aggressive arrest tactics and increasing officer training is shown to be more effective than changing the color of the ranks.

Two Attorneys Disbarred Over “Unprecedented” DUI Set-Up of Opposing Lawyer in Big Case

August 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The Florida Supreme Court unanimously supported the disbarment of Robert D. Adams and Adam Robert Filthaut of Tampa for their role in setting up the drunken-driving arrest of an opposing lawyer during a high-profile case.

Florida Continues to Suppress Lethal-Injection Records in Face of Challenge by Death Row Inmates

August 24, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Lawyers for seven Death Row inmates and the First Amendment Coalition of Arizona in June filed a subpoena seeking years of records related to Florida’s triple-drug lethal injection protocol, including the types of drugs purchased, the strengths and amounts of the drugs, the expiration dates of the drugs and the names of suppliers.

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