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Florida Legislator Wants $1 Cigarette Tax Increase In Exchange for Lower Driver Fees

December 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

South Florida’s Jim Waldman, a Democrat from Coconut Creek, wants to roll back unpopular driver’s license and registration fees, paying for it with a $1 increase in Florida’s cigarette tax, now at $1.34.

Ammons Stays at FAMU, Defying Gov. Scott’s Muscling Into Hazing Homicide Controversy

December 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees will meet by phone Monday to decide the fate of President James Ammons in the wake of the hazing death of a drum major on Nov. 19 and the hazing-related brutalization of another student in the band two weeks earlier.

The 10 Greediest Americans of 2011

December 17, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 69 Comments

Whether they manage football pageants or Ford Motor Co., these guys, from Walmart’s Michael Duke to ex-Massey Energy’s Don Blankenship, remind us how much needs to change, economically and politically, in 2012 and beyond.

Farewell to Christopher Hitchens, Newt Ginrich’s G Spot and Andy Kaufman: The Live Wire

December 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

How Christopher Hitchens could fly-swat Sean Hannity in five words flat, the end of YouTube as we knew it, newspapers’ deaths within five years, the shame of McDowell County, West Virginia, and more.

As Autopsies Dwindle, Hospitals Bury Their Mistakes Instead of Learning From Them

December 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Autopsies are conducted on just 5 percent of patients who die in hospitals, letting common diagnostic errors go undiscovered, allowing physicians to practice on other patients with a false sense of security, and short-shrifting understanding of the effectiveness of medical treatments and the progression of diseases.

Behind the Scenes at Universal, Candlelight Scrooge and Lasers: Cultural Holidays Worth the Miles

December 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Art behind the scenes at theme parks, holidays in space by way of the Kennedy Space Center, laser light shows, Scrooge by candlelight, and more.

Testing Industrial Complex Descends on Florida To Fight Over $35 Million Contract

December 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

McGraw-Hill and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt are in a battle over the right to provide testing items to the Florida Department of Education under a Race to the Top contract worth tens of millions of dollars.

We Don’t Need Another Payroll Tax Cut

December 15, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 10 Comments

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We can all afford less tax coddling and more fiscal responsibility. But don’t expect to hear that from allegedly conservative Republican and our blandly, irresponsibly centrist president, who’s bribing his way to a second term.

Only Partial Victory for Palm Coast’s Merrill Shapiro in Fight Against Religious Aid Bid

December 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Circuit Judge Terry Lewis struck down only part of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow taxpayer money to go to religious institutions, leaving the door wide open for a fix in time for the 2012 ballot. The case was brought by Palm Coast Rabbi Merrill Shapiro and public education advocates.

Total Cell Phone Ban for Drivers: Not Likely in Florida

December 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

The National Transportation Safety Board is urging states to ban all cell phone use while driving, even hands-free uses, the first such call by a federal agency. Florida is still struggling to impose a hands-free requirement.

Room for Debate: Should Florida Restrict Cell Use and Texting While Driving?

December 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Despite mounting evidence that cell and texting use while driving increases the chances of a crash, Florida continues to resist regulation. A proposed law has yet again been filed to ban drivers’ use of electronic devices.

Supreme Court’s Ruling on Immigrants Will Redefine Policing and State Powers

December 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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The Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s law is due by the end of June, at the same time as its ruling on Obama’s health care reform law, making this court term one of the most consequential in years, and with big reverberations in Florida.

Florida Charter Schools: A Go-Go Industry Awash in Tax Money and Little Oversight

December 12, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Florida lawmakers have been more concerned about promoting rather than regulating charter schools, so bad charter schools operate with impunity. A Miami Herald investigation uncovers the charter school bandwagon.

As Florida Eyes Resort Casinos As Cash Cows, Economists Warn Against Too High a Bet

December 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Faced with a series of unanswered questions, economists say they cannot not pinpoint how much money the state would rake in if Florida lawmakers approve a plan for three resort casinos.

Bleak Houses: Hiring Discrimination and Distress Darkening Holidays for Millions

December 11, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

A report documents the boiling frustration, despair, and economic uncertainty that unemployed and under-employed Americans face this holiday season, which could get worse if Congress doesn’t extend federal unemployment aid by month’s end.

Ghosts of Flagler Playhouse Pasts Enliven Production of “A Christmas Carol”

December 10, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Flagler Playhouse production of “A Christmas Carol” is rendered as Charles Dickens intended it: a sort of Christmas-time thanksgiving, a booster shot of themes playing roles as important as his characters—the conquest of greed, the capacity for redemption, the dividends of generosity.

Obama’s Roosevelt Envy–And Ours

December 9, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 23 Comments

Obama’s version of Roosevelt Lite won’t cut it if he can’t back up his rhetoric with a more serious program of defending the middle class against corporate predators and rich-class irresponsibility.

Obama’s Speech on the Economy in Osawatomie, Kansas: Video and Text

December 9, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Full text and video of Barack Obama’s speech on inequality, fairness and the economy in Osawatomie, Kansas, on Dec. 6, 2011.

Educators Deride Scott’s “Smiley Face” Budget, Hospitals Call It “Tax on the Sick”

December 8, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Despite Scott’s proposed boost, the state would still spend about $210 million less on education under Scott’s plan than it did five years ago, with overall education funding down about $1.6 billion. Hospital advocates call proposed cuts to Medicaid a “tax on the sick.”

800,000 Floridians, Most of them Children, Could Be Booted Off Medicaid Coverage

December 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

More than 660,000 of those currently covered by Medicaid are children, and could be booted off the rolls if their parents have to pay $10 a month in premiums, as the Florida Legislature is proposing.

An Introductory Letter from Georgia Turner, Flagler’s New Tourism Guru

December 7, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Turner was hired in November to lead the county’s tourism efforts on behalf of the Tourist Development Council. She introduces herself in her own words.

Reversing Trend, Gov. Scott Will Ask for $1 Billion Education Boost Despite Shortfalls

December 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday will ask for a near-historic increase in per-student funding despite shortfalls in tax collection. The reversal of the past two year’s trend, if upheld by the Legislature, will relieve education administrators expecting tighter budgets ahead.

School Uniforms Decision Moved to Jan. 17, Voucher Tax Scams and Carlin: The Live Wire

December 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Florida legislators are again planning an expansion of the corporate tax break that siphons money from public to private education, the dirtiest job on the internet, your brain on sex, and more.

Don’t Restrict Our Ability to Levy Taxes, Wishful Cities Tell Florida Lawmakers

December 6, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The Florida League of Cities is urging Florida senators to avoid the temptation to restrict the ability of local officials to levy taxes, and asking for more flexibility on how they spend insurance premium tax revenue and adjust pension benefits.

Florida House Releases Redistricting Lines Tuesday, Mapping Out Flagler’s Political Future

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The House of Representatives panel charged with redrawing the state’s political boundaries will unveil a slate of options for the state’s congressional and state House districts Tuesday, setting the stage for discussions that could affect the balance of power in Florida for a decade.

Audubon of Florida Applauds Gulf Coast Task Force’s Restoration Roadmap From BP Spill

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Audubon of Florida Monday said it applauded the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force for crafting a road map for Gulf restoration in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Doing It Right: How To Avoid Becoming Part of The 44,000 People Hospitals Kill Each Year

December 5, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A bike accident sent Michael Millenson’s wife to three hospitals. It led him to offer a unique perspective on the health care system and how to reduce hospital errors that kill 44,000 to 98,000 people each year.

Durban Dithers: As Climate Changes With Costly and Ruinous Fallout, Obama Chills

December 4, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The volume of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere in 2010 leapt a record 6 percent from the year before. Planetary pollution is now worse than what scientists predicted as the worst-case scenario four years ago. That means global warming will be correspondingly worse than previous worst-case scenarios, too.

0.2% Stupor: Protecting 350,000 Millionaires At the Expense of 160 Million Workers

December 2, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 50 Comments

There’s a very simple way to ensure that this country goes the way of old, bankrupt empires, and it doesn’t take flying planes into building or suckering the world’s mightiest military into pointless wars halfway around the globe. All it takes is voting Republican.

Toxic Algae: Environmentalists File Suit Over Florida’s Water Pollution Standards

December 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Prompted by proposed state regulations it says are inadequate, a coalition of environmental groups on Thursday filed an administrative challenge to the new rules set up to determine acceptable pollution levels in Florida waters.

Unemployment Drops Sharply to 8.6%, Lowest Since March 2009, But Labor Pool Shrinks

December 2, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The economy added 430,000 jobs in the last three months, including 120,000 in October, brightening what until now had been anemic prospects for a sustained recovery–and brightening Obama’s re-election prospects.

Charles Canady and Ricky Polston, Florida Supreme Court’s Scalia-Thomas Duo

December 1, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The Florida Supreme Court in recent months has split by a 5-2 margin on a series of cases, with Chief Justice Charles Canady and Justice Ricky Polston siding together and offering conservative — and sometimes-stinging — dissents.

From South Pacific to Tuna, Texas: Culture Worth the Miles

November 30, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical South Pacific at the Bob Carr, Michael Kevin Baldwin and Mark Lainer take on the 24 characters of Tuna, Texas, a trio of affordable art events, and more.

God Nuts vs. Obama, Gluttons and the Real Shakespeare: The Live Wire

November 29, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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When Obama doesn’t mention god, why Carlsberg is the greatest beer in the world, Newt as the latest flavor of the month, teachers cheating to the test, Updike’s “November,” and more.

Florida Universities Respond to Rick Scott’s Inquisition With a Massive Document Dump

November 28, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Public university leaders, through thousands of pages of answers that include backup academic studies and appendixes, have replied to Gov. Rick Scott’s request to outline what the schools are doing to ensure graduates meet the need of Florida employers.

In Praise of Tom Wicker, Antidote to the Age of Reagan

November 27, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 9 Comments

Tom Wicker, the Times columnist for 25 years, wrote as if he’d seen the country’s best days. He probably had even then, having witnessed the eight years of Reagan taking out a second, third and fourth mortgage on the nation’s prosperity while making Americans feel like a million bucks.

The Rich Are Different From You and Me

November 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

Donald Kaul responds to questions raised by his recent “class-war-is-over-the-rich-guys-won” column, demystifying wealth, taxes and other dogmas.

Workers’ Black Fridays: Florida Second in Mass Layoffs in October; Chill Winds Ahead

November 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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While mass media’s attention has deflected attention to the annual post-Thanksgiving shopping craze known as black Friday, indicators point to conflicting and worrisome trends ahead for Florida’s and America’s pocketbooks.

Handel and Tchaikovsky Duels: Nutcrackers and Messiahs Worth the Miles

November 25, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

All sorts of performances of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, the Orlando Philharmonic’s holiday special on Nov. 27, a free Handel’s Messiah at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center on Nov. 27, and more.

Appeals Court Lets Lawsuit Over School Funding Proceed, Florida Supreme Court Next

November 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

An 8-7 ruling by the First District Court of Appeals overturned the state’s effort to stop the lawsuit and may lead to a momentous decision by the Florida Supreme Court interpreting the state’s responsibility to adequately pay for education under the Florida Constitution.

Sunshine Lessons Clouded By Possibly Dimmer Visibility as Jobs Council Meets for 1st Time

November 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 45 Comments

Flagler’s nine-member Economic Development Council conducted the equivalent of a meet-and-greet for itself on Tuesday and promptly reversed a promise that all meetings would be televised live, opting instead for audio broadcasts.

Driven By Lower Fuel Costs, FPL Projects Lowering Power Bills By $2 a Month in 2012

November 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

FPL, the state’s largest utility, said 2012 fuel costs are now projected to be $460 million less than it had anticipated earlier as natural gas costs keep dropping. That won’t affect surcharges for future nuclear power plant construction.

How Progress Energy Wants to Pass On A $2.5 Billion Nuclear Blunder to Customers

November 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

One of the most expensive nuclear accidents in United States history happened right here in Florida a little over two years ago, and now Progress Energy wants customers to pay for its mistake at the Crystal River nuclear plant.

Our School District’s Uniform Follies

November 20, 2011 | Pierre Tristam | 89 Comments

The Flagler County School Board’s push for uniforms is out of touch with the county’s struggling families and plundered budgets and revealing of a board too prone to selling out to charter-school gimmickry.

Florida’s Prescription Express: Doctors Shoving Drugs at Poor Patients, for Millions

November 19, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Florida regulators are finally getting around to stopping doctors from over-prescribing drugs, some of them risky, to Medicaid patients, and at times to the wrong patients, after enabling the practice despite signs of misconduct.

Florida’s Unemployment Falls to 10.3%, Lowest in 28 Months; Flagler’s at 14%

November 18, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

While the jobless figures are improving and trends are better than they’ve been, Florida is also paring people off its jobless rolls through artificial means that create a slightly deceptive result.

What Global Warming? Science-Doubting Florida Lawmakers Move to Kill Cap-and-Trade

November 16, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

The 2008 law that would be repealed was pushed through in 2008 by former Gov. Charlie Crist, but has never been used to pursue cap and trade — an approach that would provide incentives for businesses, such as electric utilities, to reduce emissions.

Court Hearing Arguments in a Case That May Determine Legality of Sweepstakes Gambling

November 15, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Allied Veterans is asking the 1st District Court of Appeal to let the lawsuit move forward, as the non-profit organization seeks a declaration that it offers legal sweepstakes games at the cafes — and not illegal gambling, as critics allege.

Henry Flagler Dies, Vegas on Pot, Will Ferrell’s Lies, Regulation Myths: The Live Wire

November 14, 2011 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

An update on Henry Flagler’s death, FCAT’s coming F schools, Peter Gabriel gives a full concert, Jim Romenesko leaves Poynter under an undeserved cloud, Dubai goes flash mob, and more.

Rick Scott Opposes Electronic Health Databases Designed to Speed Up Patient Care

November 13, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Florida’s Health Information Exchange, a national pioneer, replaces paper with electronic records, speeding up patient care and information exchanges between health providers. Rick Scott opposes it, claiming it doesn’t save money and breaches privacy.

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