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Labor Day Realities: When Employers Have a Hiring Bias Against the Unemployed

August 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

About 3.2 million people have been out of work for 27 weeks or longer, and employers are punishing such job-seekers who have big gaps in their resumes, raising calls for anti-discrimination laws.

Tag Fees Drop Monday and Gov. Scott
Pledges More Tax Cuts on Campaign Trail

August 30, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Over the next two weeks Gov. Rick Scott will campaign across the state on a pledge to cut $1 billion in taxes over the next two years.

Lawsuit Challenges Florida’s School Voucher Program, Calling It a “Dereliction” of Free Education

August 29, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which could raise as much as $357.8 million this year, provides tax credits to companies that donate money to nonprofit entities that pay for children to go to private schools.

Supreme Court Rebuffs Consumer Advocate Challenge of FPL’s $350 Million Rate Hike

August 28, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The state Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers in utility issues, fought the rate increases that stemmed from a deal reached by FPL and some major power users. The Florida Public Service Commission approved a $350 million base-rate increase, along with plans for additional increases tied to three new power plants.

Appeals Court Orders City Government to Release “Shade” Meeting Transcript

August 28, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Where the sun don't shine: Clouds over St. Pete Beach. (Robert Neff)

In a highly critical opinion, an appeals court Wednesday ordered the city of St. Pete Beach to release a transcript of a closed-door discussion about the settlement of a lawsuit.

Do the Math: You Couldn’t Live On Minimum Wage

August 27, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Imagine living on $290 a week before taxes. It’s not a wage you can live on, Mark O’Brien, a minimum wage earner for a time recently, argues, challenging opponents of raising the minimum wage to try it for themselves.

Formalities Over, It’s Brass Knuckles Until November Between Scott and Crist

August 27, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The race between Scott and his predecessor Crist is already one of the nation’s most-watched, and expensive, campaign throw-downs after Crist spent much of 2014 reinventing himself as a Democrat.

Time To Get Off Your Duff and Vote

August 26, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Even though it’s a primary with a few races closed to most voters, all registered voters get to vote on key races including school board, Palm Coast and three judicial races.

In Florida and Elsewhere, Obamacare Still GOP’s Favored Bait Even as Repeal Talk Fades

August 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Rather than just calling for repeal, Republican candidates focus on arguments about how the law is hurting consumers, government budgets or the economy even as millions of Americans have gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

Lynnette Callender, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Lynnette Callender is a practicing attorney and former member of the Daytona State College board. (© FlaglerLive)

Lynnette Callender is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 26 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Janet McDonald, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Janet McDonald is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 26 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Toni Baker, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Toni Baker is one of four candidates for District 2 of the Flagler County School Board. (© FlaglerLive)

Toni Baker is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 26 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Michael McElroy, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Michael McElroy is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 26 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Frank Meeker, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Frank Meeker is a candidate for the Flagler County Commission in the Aug. 26 Republican primary, in which only registered Republicans may cast a ballot.

Nate McLaughlin, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Nate McLaughlin is the District 4 incumbent candidate for the Flagler County Commission in the Nov. 4 election, running against Independent Denise Calderwood. All registered voters get to cast a ballot in this race.

Mark Richter, Flagler County Commission Candidate: The Live Interview

August 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Mark C. Richter. (© FlaglerLive)

Mark Richter is a candidate for the Flagler County Commission in the Aug. 26 Republican primary, in which only registered Republicans may cast a ballot. He is challenging first-term incumbent Nate McLaughlin.

Unemployment Down, Food Stamps Use Up, Pointing to Recovery’s Bane: Underemployment

August 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The overall U.S. unemployment rate has steadily declined since the recession officially ended in June 2009. But many Americans still are finding it hard to get by, even if they do have jobs. A key indicator of economic hardship—enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps—is higher in every state than it was five years ago, even though unemployment has dropped in every state during the same period.

Heidi Shipley, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

August 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Heidi Shipley. (Courtesy of Heidi Shipley)

Heidi Shipley is running for Palm Coast City Council, one of seven candidates in two races. All registered voters in Palm Coast may cast a ballot regardless of party registration or district.

Woody Douge, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

August 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Woody Douge. (Courtesy of Woody Douge)

Woody Douge is running for Palm Coast City Council, one of seven candidates in two races. All registered voters in Palm Coast may cast a ballot regardless of party registration or district.

Norman Weiskopf, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview

August 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Norman Weiskopf. (Courtesy of Norman Weiskopf)

Norman Weiskopf is running for Palm Coast City Council, but has not taken his race, or his interview, very seriously. He faces three opponents, including incumbents. All registered voters in Palm Coast may cast a ballot regardless of party registration or district.

Law Be Damned: Some Insurers Still Refuse to Provide Coverage for Contraceptives

August 22, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

There’s not much leeway for employers and insurers in deciding whether they’ll cover contraceptives without charge and in determining which methods make the cut, yet that hasn’t stopped some from trying.

Federal Judge Rules Florida’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional, But Stays Decision

August 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

It is the fifth court decision in the state finding against Florida’s ban, but the first federal-court decision, and the first that applies state-wide. Nevertheless, as in previous cases, the judge stayed the decision, granting time for this and other decisions to be appealed.

Thomson Reuters Names 15 Florida Scientists Among the World’s Most Influential in 2014

August 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Floridians are among 3,200 individuals on the list of The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds, which includes the top 1 percent of scientists named as references by others in scholarly papers in the years 2002 to 2012. The list covers 21 broad fields, from pure math or physics to applied sciences such as medicine or psychology.

For the Pot:
Five Questions For John Morgan

August 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

John Morgan, the Orlando attorney, is the force behind ASmendment 2, which would legalize medical marijuana in Florida. (© News Service of Florida)

Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan is spearheading a move to pass a constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana in the state, putting millions of dollars of his own money and his considerable public-speaking skills behind it.

Visit Florida: Ferguson’s Seethe Is a Matter of Time for the Sunshine State

August 21, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Rose-colored Florida is a cynical myth, the stuff of marketing brochures, a developers’ conspiracy of enticing fiction to make their cash registers ring. The real Florida is a bitter, brooding reality beyond sugarcoating, argues Stephen Goldstein.

Flagler Emergency Official Cautions of Heat Indices Reaching 108 Through Friday

August 20, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

When the sun gets angry. The sun here unleashes a medium sized solar flare as rotation carried active regions of sunpots toward the solar limb, in an image captured in 2011 by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. (NASA / Goddard / SDO AIA Team)

Today through Friday the heat index is hitting unusually high levels and will range from 102 to 108 in Flagler County, especially inland, prompting weather and emergency officials to caution residents and vacationers to stay out of the heat if possible, or take safety measures when in the heat.

Meeting With Scientists on Global Warming, Gov. Scott Shows No Interest in the Science

August 20, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott, in a 30-minute meeting with scientists, asked whether the professors’ students were getting jobs in Florida, but showed no interest in the science under discussion or scientists’ urging him to prepare the state for the coming challenges posed by climate change.

Lessons for Florida from A California Pot Tourist

August 18, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

That's all it takes? (Rachel Patterson)

If Florida’s voters approve Amendment 2, our state will have an opportunity to implement a marijuana law that avoids heading down California’s cynical path, argues Karen Cyphers. It will be a challenge, but the reward of fostering an honest, quality health-care system is well worth the effort.

1 in 6 Big Businesses Planning to Offer “Junk” Health Insurance Below ACA Standards

August 18, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Many thought such low-benefit “skinny plans” would be history once the health law was implemented. Instead, 16 percent of large employers will offer lower-benefit coverage along with at least one health plan that does qualify under ACA standards.

The Phony War Over Campaign Signs

August 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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The problem isn’t the county’s ban on campaign signs at the public library, it’s the dismal slate of candidates on this year’s primary ballots, but Flagler’s Ronald Reagan Assembly candidates and Supervisor of Elections Weeks have teamed up to play up a bogus controversy.

Every Town a Ferguson:
Reflections of a Scary Black Kid from Brooklyn

August 16, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

Next time you feel intimidated by a black man, try to understand that it’s not about you, writes Jon Hardison, as much as it reflects remnants of a fear of what the average black American grew up with.

Manatees No Longer Endangered? Not So Fast.

August 15, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering downlisting manatees from endangered to threatened, reducing their protective status. Save the Manatee Club’s Katie Tripp argues the proposal rests on too scanty data.

Fearing for Ybor City, Pam Bondi Calls Proposal to Regulate Cigars Like Cigarettes “Overbroad”

August 13, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Bondi wrote in a letter that she wants the Food and Drug Administration to consider the potential impact of the announced rule changes on Ybor City cigar manufacturer J.C. Newman Cigar, urging the federal agency to “more narrowly tailor these overbroad regulations.”

Rick Scott Wants to Believe He’s Born-Again Green. The Record Is Dirtier.

August 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Rick Scott wants Floridians to believe that he had a Road to Damascus moment, suddenly realizing that allegiance to Mammon makes for a dirty Florida and an unhappy electorate, but his 11th hour eco-enlightenment is as hard to swallow as a cup of algae from the Indian River Lagoon, argues Diane Roberts.

Kimberle Weeks Calls County’s Campaign Sign Rules “Interference”; Administrator Craig Coffey Responds

August 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Kimberle Weeks says the county’s political-sign rules “may create an unpleasant and dangerous environment” for voters and campaigners at the public library. County Administrator Craig Coffey disagrees.

Flagler and St. Johns Untouched But District 6 Loses Much of Putnam in Redistricting

August 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Flagler County was unaffected, but District 6 had previously included most of Putnam County. It now includes only the southeastern quadrant of Putnam. The changes are not likely to change the ideological make-up of the district, which tilts Republican.

Average Cost of Silver-Range Insurance Plans Will Decline in Florida Marketplace

August 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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About 75 percent of Floridians live in areas where the second-cheapest silver premium will actually decline, said Tasha Bradley, a spokeswoman for the federal Department of Health and Human Services.

Warts and All, Obamacare Saved Me From Bankruptcy

August 10, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

The light at Shands's Davis Cancer Center that cost the author $3,000 every time it went on, with him on the table. It lit up here for the last time for him in mid-April, after 35 treatments, none of which would have been affordable without Obamacare. (© FlaglerLive)

FlaglerLive Editor Pierre Tristam exposes his health care bills before and after Obamacare, and before and after cancer, to show how without the Affordable Care Act, he and his family would have face ruin.

How the NRA Treats Gun Owners Like Children

August 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The statistical risk of dying by gunshot increases dramatically when you possess a gun in your home. So does your spouse’s and child’s risk. It’s a health risk like unprotected sex. Doctors can ask about unprotected sex. Why not ask about guns?

Tennessee Williams’s “Suddenly Last Summer” Gorges on Flagler Stage in Palm Coast Arts Foundation Fundraiser

August 8, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

“Suddenly Last Summer” will be staged for one performance only on Aug. 16, at Lohman Auditorium in Marineland, under the direction of City Repertory Theatre’s John Sbordone, starring Annie Gaybis and Ann Kraft.

4th Judge in 3 Weeks Strikes Down Florida’s Gay-Marriage Ban

August 6, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

A Palm Beach County circuit judge ruled Tuesday that Florida’s same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional in a probate case involving a gay couple who married in Delaware.

Crist Pitches Tuition Loan-Forgiveness Plan as Part of Middle Class Boosting Program

August 6, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The plan, announced during a news conference in Fort Lauderdale, featured a number of education-related proposals as well as several previously discussed ideas, such as increasing the minimum wage and expanding access to health care.

On Medical Pot, Palm Coast and Flagler Beach Governments Are Smoking the Wrong Stuff

August 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Flagler Beach’s actual and Palm Coast’s planned zoning restrictions on medical marijuana are wrong-headed, needlessly antagonistic toward medical pot users, and based on more misinformation than public expectations on medical marijuana.

Florida Blue Raising Premiums 17.6% for Exchange Policies as Obamacare Ire Spikes

August 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A dearth of younger and healthy enrollees and a greater-than-expected surge of people seeking expensive health services are factors driving up premiums. A new polls shows disapproval of Obamacare spiking in July.

Judge Gives Legislature 2-Week Deadline to Redraw Districts, Upending Primary

August 2, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Circuit Judge Terry Lewis also the state and local elections supervisors to come up with a new voting schedule for any districts–likely to include Flagler’s–that lawmakers would have to redraw in the wake of his ruling last month that the current congressional map violates the Florida Constitution.

A Day After an Embarrassing Revelation About His Lacking Gun Qualification, Sheriff Manfre Passes 2 Tests

August 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Some deputies have grumbled about Flagler County Sheriff Jim Manfre carrying a gun before his certification, which he attained only Friday, a year and a half into his second tenure as sheriff. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Sheriff Jim Manfre secured his gun qualification today but only after an embarrassing revelation that he’d gone a year and a half without it, though he is not required by law to have it.

Economy Adds 209,000 Jobs But Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 6.2%

August 1, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Mediocre: it’s the The best that can be said about the unemployment report for July as the economy added 209,000 jobs, about 20,000 jobs short of expectations, and the unemployment rate edged up to 6.2 percent, from 6.1 percent the previous month.

Gambling Is For Losers: We Should Ban It in Florida

July 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

We need a state constitutional amendment to ban all wagering in Florida, argues Stephen Goldtsein. Oddly, raising taxes is considered a cardinal sin, but gambling is supposedly a blessing — especially since the state began pimping it through the Florida Lottery.

Sen. Sobel Calls for All Child Deaths, Not Just Those From Abuse, To Be Reported

July 31, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Sen. Eleanor Sobel, the Hollywood Democrat, in her House days. (Meredith Hill)

Florida just passed a law requiring the reporting of all child abuse deaths in an annual report. That’s not enough, Sen. Sobel says, proposing that all criminally-related child deaths, even in car wrecks, should be part of the report.

Backing Down From Stricter Rules, State Regulators Would Allow Mobile Pot Delivery

July 30, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida pot dispensers could truck their product to patients, under a revised rule proposed by health regulators in advance of a workshop Friday about the state’s move to a limited type of medical marijuana.

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