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Les Jeux Sont Faits: Gov. Scott Will Sign Internet Cafe Ban

April 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott will sign legislation prohibiting the gaming at Internet cafés, his office said Thursday, following the Senate’s Senate’s 36-4 passage of a bill that flew through the Legislature spurred by an on-going racketeering investigation, and pushed by Sen. John Thrasher, who represents Flagler County.

Sen. Aaron Bean’s “Health Choice Plus” Plan for Florida’s Poor: Flimsier Than a Band-Aid

April 4, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

What kind of health coverage can you buy for $20 to $30 a month? None. That may sum up the real-world prospects for Health Choice Plus, the plan for low-income uninsured Florida adults that State Sen. Aaron Bean’s committee approved Tuesday along party lines.

Texting-While-Driving Ban Picking Up Likes As Legislature Prepares to Approve New Law

April 3, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

In a room full of people texting updates to and otherwise using electronic devices, a long sought measure to ban such behavior while driving was given a green light to the Florida House floor on Wednesday.

Florida’s Beer and Wine Regulations’ Outdated Boon to Booze Industry

April 2, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida’s booze industry protects its territory with seemingly sensible-sounding arguments about keeping the flow regulated, taxed and as orderly as possible. In reality, they want laws to make that flow financially safe for themselves, not for the public at large.

Democratic Lawmakers Complain that Gun-Control Proposals Are Being Silenced

April 2, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

No one expects any major gun control legislation to pass in Florida’s GOP-controlled Legislature, but Rep. Cynthia Stafford said there should be at least a discussion of the issue. There hasn’t been much of one.

For Florida’s Poorest 600,000, a Stingy Health Care Proposal that Cuts to the Bone

April 1, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The latest proposal to provide health care to Florida’s poorest snubs federal money while creating limited health accounts the poor may tap, but for limited services, and with burdensome conditions of employment–and premiums that most may not be able to afford.

Don’t Cram Your Heterosexuality Down My Throat

March 31, 2013 | Pierre Tristam | 40 Comments

Several years ago around Christmas I was standing at a Walmart checkout counter with my son when a stranger behind me felt compelled to make me his homophobia’s bosom buddy. “What’s wrong with that?” I told him. “My son is gay.” My son was 2 at the time.

College-Acceptance Reckoning: Costs, Debt and Deception

March 31, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Student fees have been something of a known irritant for years, often criticized as a kind of stealth, second tuition imposed on unsuspecting families. But such fees are still on the rise on many campuses. There’s nothing funny about how they can add up.

From “Girls” to Steubenville, It’s Time To Ditch America’s “Rape Culture” for Good

March 29, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

If we’re going to stop having more Steubenvilles, people have to start responding to the current tragedies with more than just passivity, victim-blaming, and claims like, “I’m tired of hearing about rape,” argues Alana Baum.

Registering Your Car Will Cost $12 Less as Lawmakers Plan End to Insurers’ Tax Credit

March 29, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a bill Thursday lowering motor vehicle fees in exchange for repealing an insurance tax credit, turning aside protests from the insurance industry that the measure would hurt a thriving business.

1.7 Million Floridians Could Get Lower Premiums Under Obamacare, But Don’t Know It

March 29, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The premium assistance, which begins Jan. 1, will come in the form of tax credits for low- and middle-income workers and their families. The money will flow directly to the patients’ health plans, which simplifies matters and means patients don’t have to come up with cash and wait for reimbursement.

FAU Stomps on Academic Freedom Over Jesus Controversy as Scott Fans Fanaticism

March 28, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Florida Atlantic University Professor Deandre Poole’s assignment involving the word “Jesus” on the floor drew in a politically motivated protest from Gov. Rick Scott while the university gave in to his demand that the lesson not be taught anymore.

Former State GOP Leader Jim Greer Is Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Theft

March 28, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Former state Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for essentially stealing from the party, far less than prosecutors wanted but more than Greer’s lawyer argued he really deserved.

Citing “Mismanagement and Inaction,” Nelson Blames Scott for Ongoing Mortgage Mess

March 27, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Nelson said during a stop in Tallahassee that he has written the inspector general of the federal Troubled Assets Relief Fund, or TARP, to look into what he called “mismanagement and inaction by Florida officials” in administering a program called “Hardest Hit,” which was supposed to take federal money and help struggling homeowners.

In Florida Case, U.S. Supremes Strike Down Drug-Sniffing Cop Dogs Outside of Home

March 26, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Florida v. Jardines is the second out of the state dealing with how search and seizure limits under the U.S. Constitution affect the ability of police to use sniffer dogs to find drugs.

Florida Speaker Weatherford’s Homeschool Blinders to the Poor and Uninsured

March 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Rather than worship his homeschooling past, what Will Weatherford needs to be wondering is what Florida will be like if its 4 million uninsured citizens continue to go without health coverage, argues Rhonda Swan.

Bill To Close a Gap in Children’s Health Insurance Stalls as Tallahassee Dawdles

March 25, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

With a third of the annual regular legislative session already gone, a bill that would close gaps in access to health care coverage for Florida children has passed just one committee and appears in danger of not passing.

Banning Internet Cafes While Gambling on Guns

March 24, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

Florida is quick on the trigger to ban Internet cafes, which have never killed anyone, but is doing nothing to rein in the state’s worship of guns, while 191 people have been killed by firearms in this state alone since the Newtown massacre.

When Harm in the Hospital Follows You Home, and Changes Your Life

March 24, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

A conversation between some of the 1,550 members of a Patient Harm Facebook community and Dr. Gerald Monk, who specializes in the aftermath of patient harm for both patients and providers. What emerges is a portrait of the long journey that begins after the unthinkable happens.

Florida House Votes to Boost Campaign Donation Ceiling in State and Local Elections

March 23, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The proposal cleared the chamber on a 75-39 vote, as four Democrats broke with their party to support the GOP-backed measure. The bill would boost contribution limits, allowing each donor to give $5,000 per election to a statewide candidate and $3,000 per election to local and legislative candidates.

House Votes 108-7 to Ban Internet Cafes; Impact in Palm Coast Will be Limited

March 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Palm Coast at one point had nearly a dozen such businesses. Last week it had seven. This week, according to Palm Coast Mayor Jon Netts, the number was down to three, as several of them closed pre-emptively.

In the Trenches: Anger and Questions From Doctors Who Treat Gunshot Victims

March 22, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In Colorado, where more people die from gunshots than car crashes, the victims have a profound effect on the physicians who treat them. For some of the doctors on the front lines, the experiences lead to a strong opposition to guns, questions about gun laws and even activism.

One Nation, Without a Clue

March 21, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

If our generations had been around in the 1930s, we’d still be in the Great Depression with prominent lawmakers telling each other we need a smaller government, argues Donald Kaul.

Latest Salvo in Tallahassee’s War on Local Governments: Higher Lawsuit Limits

March 21, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Under current law, the highest lawsuit payout by a local government is between $200,000 or $300,000, depending on how many people are involved in an incident — totals that would go to $1 million and $1.5 million under the House bill.

Parent Trigger Bill: A Trojan Horse of Corporate Charter Schools

March 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The so-called parent-trigger bill does not empower parents. Rather, it empowers out-of-state corporate interests and their lobbyists to siphon Florida tax dollars away from our already underfunded public school system, argues Paula Dockery.

Second Poll in 2 Days Shows Crist Routing Scott as Governor’s Low Approval Drags Down GOP

March 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The latest Quinnipiac University poll shows Crist beating Scott by 16 points and other Republicans losing as well as Scott’s unpopularity appears to be dragging down the GOP brand.

Parent Trigger Bill That Would Boost Conversions to Charter Schools Nearing Law

March 20, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The measure would allow parents to petition their school board to adopt a specific turnaround option for any school that draws an “F” on state report cards for two straight years.

Furloughs Hit Florida National Guard and Anti-Drug Programs as Sequester Spreads

March 19, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The furloughs of 993 uniformed guardsmen, which will effectively cut their pay 20 percent, will carry through the wildfire season and into the heart of hurricane season and could affect the Guard’s ability to respond to disasters.

Bill Forbidding Local Governments from Passing Sick-Day Ordinances Advances

March 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The proposed law, by Sen. David Simmons, is intended to thwart efforts to pass labor-friendly laws in local governments, since state-level labor reform is beyond reach with the anti-labor, GOP-led Florida Legislature.

Sarah Palin in Lakeland: Locking and Loading Assault Weapons With Jesus

March 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Sarah Palin urged her faithfuls to “cling to your god, your guns, your Constitution,” a seamless ideology that would have Jesus waving the American flag with one hand and clicking off the safety of his assault rifle with the other, writes Cary McMullen.

Tightening Vise on Internet Cafes, Senate Panel Follows House to Ban Them in Florida

March 18, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The vote moves the Senate closer to outlawing the cafes and arcades, a proposal that was approved by the House last year but never reached the Senate floor. The proposal drew concerns about the potential impact on other amusement games used by charities and amusement arcades.

Florida’s Two-Faced Feedback to Teachers: Do as We Say, Not As We Fail to Do

March 17, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Florida Department of Education expects its teachers to give immediate and detailed feedback to students on all work, yet the state will take three months to produce FCAT results, and it will do so without one iota of feedback other than a grade. Jo Ann Nahirny explores the hypocrisy.

Missing Memorials to Two Lost Wars

March 17, 2013 | Pierre Tristam | 25 Comments

This week marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war, but as Iraq and Afghanistan have been lost, the focus of memorials has shifted from wars to the cult of the soldiers, while victims of war are as always passed over in silence.

Florida Legislators Have $3.5 Billion More To Play With This Year Than Last

March 17, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Forecasters added $153 million in tax revenues in the budget year that ends June 30, and $106.5 million for the year that begins July 1. Even taking into account likely policy decisions and budget increases, the state could have a surplus of $1.1 billion.

Drawing the Line on Big Beer

March 16, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

AB InBev is truly a beverage behemoth, owning 200 beer brands, including Budweiser, Becks, Stella, Michelob, and St. Pauli Girl. It wants to take over Mexico’s Grupo Modelo, which owns the Corona brands and others. Consolidation is raising prices and narrowing consumer choice.

Week in Review: Busting Out from Carroll to Cafes

March 16, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Carroll’s political career appears all but finished. Making matters worse for the former Navy lieutenant commander, she will be remembered for her involvement with Allied Veterans of the World, a group that authorities say held itself out as a charity for veterans but actually was a gambling operation that enriched a handful of people.

Small Businesses Self-Insure, Evading Obamacare Requirements, and Threatening It

March 16, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

As more small employers avoid the health act’s requirements through self-coverage, small-business marketplaces intended to cover millions of Americans could break down and become unaffordable.

Internet Cafe Ban Picks Up Steam as House Committee Closes In on “Skills” Loophole

March 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The new law would end a gray area in state statutes used by operators of Internet cafes that the games are contests of skill and that the contests are similar to regulated sweepstakes offerings by places like McDonalds, Coca Cola, Chucky Cheese and churches.

With 1 in 5 Floridian Uninsured, Backers of Broader Coverage Want Lawmakers to Act

March 15, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Although Florida lawmakers have made it known they have no intention of going along with an expansion of Medicaid under the federal health care law, legislative leaders say they’re open to crafting an alternative that would find some way to expand health care coverage to many more uninsured as the law envisions.

Florida Ethics Commissioner to Legislature: Close Loopholes in Reform Bill

March 14, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Ethics Commissioner Matt Carlucci says an ethics reform bill adds teeth to previously weak enforcement, but would also open a loophole that would give politicians greater immunity from prosecution while increasing the costs of ethics cases.

Beyond Sheriff Joe’s Tactics: Looking at Prison Reform in Florida With Fresh Eyes

March 14, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Analyzing Florida’s prisons and jails is a revelation of unsustainable incarceration rates and prison-building, argues Milissa Holland, who explores more logical alternatives to end the vicious cycle of punishment and recidivism.

Sen. Thrasher Calls for Outright Shut-Down Of Internet Cafes in Wake of Scandal

March 13, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Sen. John Thrasher, an influential senator who represents Flagler County, and who has sought to place a moratorium on new Internet cafes, said Wednesday that criminal allegations of racketeering and other wrongdoing in the industry should spur lawmakers to close the storefront businesses.

Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio is Francis I, Church’s First Non-European Pope, Post-Columbus

March 13, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

76-year-old Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires is the first-ever South American pope, the first non-European pope in a millennium, and the first-ever pope to name himself Francis (Francis I), after St. Francis, patron saint of the poor.

Sunshine Week: Improving State Legislatures’ Transparency

March 12, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Think about the American Legislative Exchange Council’s secret lobbying in favor of “Stand Your Ground” legislation to at least 15 states. Lobbyists were backed by corporate special interests – a fact the public was left in the dark about. Additionally, there was little way to easily track how this law was passed in Florida. That’s just one example of the kind of copycat legislation peddled to state legislatures.

Florida Senate Kills Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion, But 3rd-Way Alternative Remains

March 12, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Florida lawmakers say they want to pursue an alternative plan, possibly expanding Healthy Kids, that would use federal money to help uninsured low-income people get coverage through private insurers. Democrats are not entirely opposed.

Obamacare’s 10-Year Cost to Florida: $5.2 Billion, a Fraction of Planned Expansion

March 11, 2013 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The state’s share would only be a fraction of the $55 billion overall expansion cost, with the federal government paying the rest. Under the law better known as Obamacare, Washington would pay 100 percent of the expansion costs during the first three years and gradually reduce that share to 90 percent in 2020.

Tourist Draw: Special Driving Permit Rule for Canadians in Florida May Be Repealed

March 10, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

State lawmakers are speeding toward repealing a new law that says international visitors need special permits to drive in Florida. The law, which took effect Jan. 1, has caused a brouhaha, particularly for Canadian snowbirds who pile into the Sunshine State each winter to take a break from the cold.

“Parent Trigger” Bill Advances In Backdoor Victory for Charter School Lobby

March 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Supporters say the proposal will improve chances for children trapped in failing schools.Opponents worry that politically savvy for-profit corporations could encourage parents to back the charter school option.

U.S. Economy Adds 236,000 Jobs as Unemployment Falls to 7.7%, a 4-Year Low

March 8, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The last time national unemployment clocked in at 7.7 percent was in December 2008, before Barack Obama was president. It did so again in February as the economy added 236,000 jobs, totaling just over 1 million jobs in the last six months. Most sectors gained, including construction and manufacturing.

Lawmakers File Bill to Require Background Checks on All Gun Buys, Closing Loophole

March 7, 2013 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Rep. Lori Berman said Wednesday that about 40 percent of gun sales are at gun shows or done on the Internet, allowing the buyer to complete the purchase without going through any background screening as would be required at a storefront gun dealership.

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