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Pyrrhic Vanishing: Democrats Unite, But What Happened To Medicare For All?

July 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Most health policy analysts — including those who are sympathetic to the idea — say moving from the current U.S. public-private hybrid health system to one fully funded by the government in one step is basically impossible. And that’s making a huge assumption that it could get through Congress.

Monday Briefing: Anna Pehota Trial, Canvassing Board Pick, Backing the Blue, D.C. Denied, Heat Waves

July 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Anna Pehota, who killed her husband last fall, goes on trial, the county commission must yet again make a canvassing board appointment, a fund-raising event for fallen cops’ families at European Village.

In Newest Poll, Clinton Leads Trump in Florida, Rubio Narrowly Ahead of Murphy

July 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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An NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist Poll released Friday showed Clinton leading Trump by a margin of 44 percent to 37 percent in a head-to-head matchup in Florida, one of the most closely watched states in the country.

For Peace and Solidarity, Tonight’s Black Lives March in Bunnell Should Be Postponed

July 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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Postponing tonight’s march would show in deeds what Black Lives Matter supporters say in words: that they, too, respect police and that they want to build bridges. It does not diminish their message. It nobly amplifies it.

Black Lives Matter. Period.

July 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 52 Comments

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Cops are owed all the appreciation and respect their profession commands. Blacks are owed their right to life. The two are not mutually exclusive, but certain differences matter, especially when they falsely paint cops as the victims and blacks as the aggressors.

Fershtay? Appeals Court Rules Florida May Not Halt Offering Kosher and Halal Meals to Prisoners

July 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Florida prison officials argued they had a right to stop offering kosher meals if they got too expensive. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said no in a unanimous decision.

Weekend Briefing: Marilyn Levetron at Salvo, North Florida Chess, White Delusions, Baldwin v. Buckley

July 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Sculptor Marilyn Levetron is the featured artist at Salvo’s latest opening Saturday, Green Grass Band’s lead singer at European Village, a killer heat wave on its way, Kristof on white delusions about race in America.

Citing “Public Policy Interests,” Florida Refusing to Disclose Information on Drugs Used in Lethal Injections

July 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Lawyers representing seven Arizona Death Row inmates want information about the drugs used in Florida’s lethal-injection procedure, but corrections officials are asking a judge to keep the documents secret.

Thursday Briefing: Palm Coast Council and Mayor Candidates Forum, Elks Vigil for Dallas Cops, Hottest Year on Record

July 14, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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All candidates for Palm Coast Council, including mayor, meet in a forum this evening, the Elks hold a vigil for fallen cops in Dallas, the Flagler Beach City Commission thinks legislative priorities, the hottest year on record for the ninth consecutive year.

Challenge to Florida’s DUI Breath Test May Be Moot After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

July 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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A majority of the U.S. Supreme Court said a law similar to Florida’s, in Minnesota, allowing breath tests for DUI, does not violate the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, which bars unreasonable searches and seizures.

Trump Regains Lead in Florida as Clinton’s Numbers Crash Over Email Server Findings

July 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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In a sharp reversal from three weeks ago, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has regained the advantage over Hillary Clinton in Florida and Pennsylvania and remains tied in Ohio in the latest Quinnipiac University swing-state poll.

Wednesday Briefing: Pot Citation Verdict, Cultural Art Grants Workshop, Rubio v. Zika, “Terrorist”

July 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Public Safety Council delivers its verdict on de-criminalizing pot, Palm Coast’s non-profit cultural organizations can learn how to apply for city grants worth up to $3,000, “terrorist” as a biased word, alarm bells over the bond market.

Tuesday Briefing: NAACP Town Hall on Violence, Palm Coast’s Property Tax, School Budget, Syd Schanberg

July 12, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The sheriff is expected to attend an NAACP town hall on ending violence, the Palm Coast City Council sets its maximum tax rate for next year, the school board gets a presentation on its financial numbers.

Obama Renews Call for Public Option in Health Law to Compete With Private Insurers

July 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Before the public option was dropped in 2010 many liberals hoped — and conservatives feared — that having the government provide insurance alongside private companies would be a step toward a full government-run system.

Latest Florida Newspaper Layoffs Claim Lloyd Dunkelberger of Tallahassee and Recount Fame

July 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Following the latest round of reporter layoffs, they will be replaced, if at all, by younger, cheaper bodies who have not necessarily been taught the difference between putting bylines on news releases and honest reporting, writes Florence Snyder.

Monday Briefing: A New Storwmwater Fee in Bunnell, Cremaine Booker’s Adagio, After Dallas, O’Hara’s Early Youth

July 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Bunnell is considering a $4-a-month stormwater fee that would generate upwards of $70,000 a year for the city, cop killings and killings of cops continue to evoke arrays of reactions, John O’Hara remembers his youth.

Corrine Brown, Representing Northeast Florida in Congress for 23 Years, Indicted Over Sham Charity

July 9, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

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Longtime Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown was indicted Friday on charges that she and a top aide used a sham education charity to pay for personal expenses and luxurious events, allegations that pose the most serious challenge yet to her 23-year congressional career.

The Mostly Bogus Case Against Kimberle Weeks

July 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Ex-Elections Supervisor Kimberle Weeks was the most combative, distasteful, deceptive and ethically suspect elected official in the county, but she did not break the law with most of the “secret” recordings she made, contrary to the laundry list of felony counts against her.

Economy Returns to Form With 287,000 New Jobs in June, Erasing Previous Month’s Retreat

July 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The national economy in June added 287,000 jobs, its best performance in eight months and a sharp reversal from May’s slumber, when just 11,000 jobs were created–the worst monthly performance since the end of the Great Recession seven years ago.

Don’t Be Fooled: FPL Knocks Off 34-Cent Nukes Charge Only to Prepare for 22.6% Base-Rate Increase

July 7, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Typical customers will see a 34 cent a month decrease, but FPL is preparing to ask for a huge base-rate increase of 22.6 percent over three years, which will make the savings from the nuclear charge irrelevant.

Chain Restaurants Hurt the Economy, Pollute, And Pay Poverty Wages. Eat Local Instead.

July 5, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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It’s time for big chains to strengthen local economies by keeping food purchases local and ending worker exploitation. But they don’t. Meanwhile, writes Anna Meyer, look for locally owned restaurants that source local and support raising the minimum wage for all workers.

Data, Drones, Apps: Rush to Protect Privacy Raises Concerns Of Stifling Rights and Innovation

July 4, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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As technology redefines the limits of privacy, some of the restrictions, such as those on drones and body cameras may infringe on free speech protections, and some may be smothering innovation.

The Stupidity of Race:
What My DNA Test Reveals

July 3, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

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Arab AND Jew? Greek? Italian? A DNA test unravels the ethnic origins of FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam–and underscores the absurdity of making assumptions about anyone’s race, color or so-called origins.

Siding With Planned Parenthood, Federal Judge Blocks Florida’s New, Restrictive Abortion Law

July 1, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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The law would have barred abortion providers from receiving public funds for other services and required a dramatic increase in inspections of abortion records by health officials.

From DCF to Pam Bondi, Nothing But Contempt for Florida’s Sunshine Law

June 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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It’s been decades since Florida had an elected statewide official who paid much more than lip service to open government, and state and local agencies are taking advantage, showing more contempt than respect for the law, argues Florence Snyder.

159 New Laws Kick In Friday on Domestic Violence, Bullying, Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion, Hunting

June 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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New laws include a minimum 30-day jail sentence in domestic violence crimes involving intentional injury, tax cuts, school choice, more benefits for veterans, a new Holocaust memorial, and many more.

New Report Doubles Estimate of Transgender People in U.S.; Florida’s Proportion Ranks 6th

June 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The estimate places Florida’s proportion of transgender people at almost 0.7 percent, for a total of 100,000 people, with the national proportion at 0.6 percent, for a total of 1.4 million.

Thursday Briefing: Drug Court, You Have the Right to Remain Private, Universal Basic Income, President Harding’s Erotica

June 30, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Flagler County is limbering up for a long Independence Day weekend, so no major events or meetings today, giving you a chance to catch up on President Harding’s erotica, how the rest of the world views Trump, and police-state policing in Delray Beach.

Joe Negron’s Plan for Florida As Senate President in Next 2 Years: More Elite Universities

June 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Negron named the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Virginia and the University of Michigan, among others, as examples he wants Florida’s universities to be like.

Wednesday Briefing: Happy 60th, Interstates, Supremes Sans Scalia, Anaïs Nin’s Diary, Civil Rights

June 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Local happenings and events are taking a pre-Independence day breather, leaving you free to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Interstate highway system or listen to Anais Nin read from her diary or contemplate how far and how not so far civil rights have gone in the United States.

Florida Democrats Borrow a Page From D.C. Colleagues Hoping to Force Gun Control Vote

June 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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However, it may be nearly impossible over the next week to gather enough Republican lawmakers willing to make the trek to humid Tallahassee in an election year to discuss a proposed prohibition on gun sales to people on federal terrorism watch lists.

Tuesday Briefing: Palm Coast’s Garbage Contract, Golf Club Woes, Unhappy Evangelicals

June 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Palm Coast’s contract with Waste Pro for garbage disposal is nearing its term in 2017, the city’s troubled golf club’s future is discussed, Evangelicals think the country is no longer Christian.

Abortion Rights Mark Big Court Victory, But Effect on Florida Restrictions Unclear

June 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Florida supporters of recent laws requiring more stringent standards for abortion providers say the high court ruling should have no impact. Pending court challenges suggest otherwise.

Bowing to NRA, Scott Skips Over Court Pick Who’d Blocked “Stand Your Ground” Shift

June 25, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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The bill Rep. Charles McBurney, R-Jacksonville, had opposed and that died during this year’s legislative session would have shifted the burden of proof in Stand Your Ground cases from the defense to the prosecution.

Rubio’s Re-Election Bid Remakes Senate Race as DeSantis Reverts to Congressional Run

June 24, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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DeSantis is one of three Republicans who have qualified to run for the district that includes all of Flagler County, and which he’s represented since 2013. Four Democrats have qualified.

Weekend Briefing: World’s Largest Swim Lesson, Lego Day, Donald Trump’s Only Honey, Affirmative Action

June 24, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Another attempt to be part of a world record at Frieda Zamba pool in Palm Coast, Lego Day at the county public library, Donald Trump’s honey, affirmative action wins a surprising one.

Florida Bears Celebrate: There Will Be No Hunt This Year, Wildlife Commission Narrowly Rules

June 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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After hours of objections from animal-rights advocates and support from hunters, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-3 late Wednesday against a staff recommendation to hold a hunt in October that could have been smaller — in terms of permits and hunting grounds — than the 2015 event in which 304 bears were killed over two days.

Thursday Briefing: Say It Ain’t Yes Brexit, Oliva at Breakfast, Another Farmer’s Market in Flagler Beach

June 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The Flagler Beach City Commission hears a request for a new farmer’s market at the south end of town, the school superintendent speaks to a chamber group, voters in Britain decide whether to stay in or get out of the European Union.

Encouraged By Polls and GOP, Marco Rubio Will Run for Re-Election to Senate After All

June 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has reversed course and will seek re-election to his seat, according to numerous media reports Wednesday morning. Rubio’s decision comes as Republicans try to maintain control of the U.S. Senate.

Trump Lead in Florida Vanishes, Overtaken by Clinton Surge as GOP Leader’s Campaign Falters

June 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Several factors contribute to Trump’s fading including disarray within his campaign, lack of money, organization and staffing, and backlash from his racism. For Clinton, the fading of the Sanders campaign is helping migrate more supporters to the presumptive Democratic nominee.

On World Giraffe Day, Jacksonville Zoo Announces Birth of 39th Giraffe On Its Grounds

June 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The Father, Duke, is famous for being the sire of 15 other little ones at the Jacksonville Zoo. The male Reticulated giraffe calf was born in the early hours of June 12.

Florida Congressional Candidate Evers Riles LGBT Activists With Assault Weapon Raffle

June 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Barely a week after the Orlando massacre, state Sen. Greg Evers drew criticism for planning to give away a semiautomatic rifle similar to that used in the attack that killed 49 people and injured dozens of others at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

A Transgender Latina Teen Speaks: They’re Killing Us. Help Us Stop Them.

June 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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Many Republicans invoked fears of international terrorism, but most said nothing about the members of our LGBTQ communities, who were the very targets and victims, writes Grace Dolan-Sandrino.

Proposed Bear Hunt This Fall Would Unfold In Three Separate Four-Day Periods

June 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The recommendation to hold the state’s second bear hunt in the past 20 years expands on a proposal from state biologists without offering hard numbers of bears that could be killed or suggesting a number of permits that could be made available or the costs of permits.

As Exceptionally American As It Gets

June 17, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 31 Comments

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Our mass shootings have developed their own set rituals and denials, none so lethal as the complicity with murder that blames the wrong targets while excusing guns.

Weekend Briefing: Pulse Vigil in Flagler Beach, Turtle Talk, ReVive at Calypso, Built Art at Salvo, Assault Weapons

June 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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New art shows open at Salvo Art and Calypso galleries, a vigil and fund-raiser is held in Flagler Beach, a soldier ridicules the need for assault weapons for civilians, and to relax, Ben Webster and Oscar Peterson, together.

“Grief Beyond Description”: In Orlando, Obama Comforts Survivors of Pulse Massacre

June 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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After meeting with the families, Obama and Biden went to the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, where they placed bouquets of 49 white roses — one for each of the people who died in the attack — at a makeshift memorial there.

Thursday Briefing: Ex-Bunnell Cop in Plea Over Porn Charges, Obama in Orlando, Trump’s Fear Power

June 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Ex-Bunnell cop Michael Stavris was charged with computer porn and impersonating someone’s personal information online. The president visits families of the Orlando massacre. Trump thrives on fear. The commemoration of the 1960s’ mass arrest of rabbis in St. Augustine.

Gun Rights and Gun Control Measures Expected to Crowd Florida Legislature in Wake of Orlando

June 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday called for a special session to halt gun sales to people on federal watch lists and to impose new requirements for becoming a security guard. Republican legislative leaders say a special session isn’t needed.

Wednesday Briefing: Muzzling Protest at GOP Convention, New Music Shop, Women Vets in St. Augustine, Schubert

June 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The ACLU sues the ridiculous restrictions on protesters on Cleveland streets around the GOP National Convention next month, women veterans are recognized in St. Augustine, a new music shop opens in Palm Coast’s City Marketplace.

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