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A La Carte College Tuition: Florida’s Science-Tech Majors Could End Up Paying More

January 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Florida’s quest for more science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees might eventually lead to a quest for higher tuition for students entering those programs, based on comments by higher education leaders.

Why Tim Tebow Is Not God’s Jerry Rice

January 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

A pastor’s suggestion that God is favoring Tim Tebow is wrong, argues Aaron Rushing, because it turns the former Gator and Denver Broncos quarterback into a good luck charm. God is using Tebow in other ways, writes Rusher.

Scott Orders Review of Special Taxing Districts Like Grand Haven, Dunes and Every CRA

January 13, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The review affects such “community redevelopment agencies” such as Palm Coast’s Town Center. Special taxing districts generate $15 billion in revenue annually. Oversight can be more lax than for more general government revenues.

Live Wire: Florida Budget Shortfall Remains at $2 Billion; US Marines Urinate on Taliban Corpses

January 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

The latest numbers from the State Revenue Estimating Conference leave Florida’s 2012 revenue stuck with a $2 billion deficit the Legislature must plug. The Pentagon is scrambling to contain damage from a video showing four US Marines apparently urinating on three dead Taliban fighters, a violation of the Geneva Convention.

As Inmate Population Continues to Fall, Florida Will Close 7 Prisons and 4 Work Camps

January 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Declining prison admissions created a surplus of prison beds, allowing the state prison system to cut its budget deficit by closing our older facilities, says Corrections Secretary Ken Tucker.

Stetson’s School of Business Graduate Programs Named “Top Online” By U.S. News & World Report

January 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Stetson University School of Business Administration online master’s degree programs have been named among the nation’s “Top Online Graduate Business Programs” in U.S. News & World Report’s Top Online Education Programs 2012 rankings.

Less Brawn and Less Substance as Gov. Scott Declares Florida On Its Way Back

January 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

There were no surprises and few specifics in Scott’s roughly half hour State of the State speech, with the governor sticking to his year-long theme of getting the state back to work. The opposition is skeptical.

School Uniforms at Osceola Public Schools? You Be the Judge: An Image Gallery

January 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The Osceola policy is actually a dress code, and a rather lenient one at that: the photos lay bare the Osceola school district’s uniform policy as the Flagler school board prepares to decide whether to implement such a policy locally on Jan. 17.

“It’s Messed Up”: Occupy Tallahassee Group Denied Access To Florida Senate Gallery

January 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Citing noise and chanting earlier in the day, the Florida Senate Sergeant at Arms on Tuesday denied Senate viewing gallery access to a group loosely defined as Occupy Tallahassee even though the group members intended only to watch and listen.

Liberals’ Inexplicable Hatred for Gov. Rick Scott

January 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

“I’m thinking of calling Dr. Phil and asking him why Florida liberals hate Gov. Rick Scott so much,” writes Lloyd Brown. “The only zeal I’ve seen that exceeded it was the seething hatred for President George W. Bush.”

What Rick Scott Can Learn from Anthropology

January 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Rick Scott should lay off behavior modification and let people study everything from art to zoology, argues Cary McMullen. Don’t worry. We’ll figure out what we want to be when we grow up.

Senate Sweep: More Slots, Lower Gambling Taxes, Only Minor Internet Cafe Regulations

January 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A Senate committee Monday considers a sweeping proposal that would allow three mega-casinos in Florida, offer more slots at pari-mutuel facilities and rein in Internet cafes a little.

The Florida Family Association’s Un-Christian Jihad on TLC’s “All-American Muslim”

January 6, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 34 Comments

In their war on TLC’s “All-American Muslim,” a few aberrant fools at the Florida Family Association are yearning for “No Muslims Allowed” signs everywhere and smearing this state’s reputation while drafting Lowe’s to their bigoted crusade.

Florida’s Poor and Elderly Again Brace For Cuts As Legislature Prepares for Tuesday Kickoff

January 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Gov. Rick Scott is proposing further deep cuts in Medicaid payments to hospitals, while lawmakers have filed bills that would help shield emergency-room doctors and workers from costly malpractice lawsuits.

Unemployment Falls to 8.5%, Lowest Level in Almost 3 Years, as 200,000 Jobs Are Created

January 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The decline in unemployment, a boon to Obama’s reelection hopes, was the result of actual job creation, rather than a reduction in labor force participation.

Piety Rising: How Iowa Might Give Rick Santorum a Second Chance in Florida

January 5, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

That’s assuming Mitt Romney doesn’t clean up in New Hampshire and does respectably in South Carolina, two states ahead of Florida’s presidential primary on Jan. 31.

Superstar Violinist Joshua Bell Does Bruch With Jacksonville Symphony Jan. 7

January 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A limited number of tickets are still available for the Jan. 7 concert with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, where Joshua Bell will perform Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G minor.

429 Manatee Deaths in 2011 Second-Highest On Record, But None Recorded in Flagler

January 4, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

A cold-related die-off of manatees in early 2011 set the stage for a third straight year with high numbers of deaths for manatees, following a record 766 deaths in 2010 and 429 in 2009.

My 10 Predictions for 2012

January 3, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 28 Comments

Obama is reelected, the world doesn’t end except for Tim Tebow, Jim Landon and Sharon Atack look for other jobs and the News-Journal goes into the cemetery business: predictions worthy of James Ussher.

Medical Marijuana in Florida: Legislators File Long-Shot Proposal to Amend the Constitution

January 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Although a 57 percent majority of Florida voters are ready to inhale (the proposal, anyway), the staunchly conservative Legislature is unlikely to let the proposed constitutional amendment on medical marijuana go forward.

After Iowa: Romney and Gingrich Lead in Florida, For Now, Heading Into Jan. 31 Primary

January 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Romney and Gingrich are essentially in a statistical dead heat, with Romney leading with 27 percent of the vote to Gingrich’s 26, according to the telephone survey of 780 Republican voters, conducted from Dec. 15-19.

Apostolic Outlook: 12 Stories to Watch in 2012

January 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Instead of rounding up the week’s news, which again was in short supply this week – we look forward to next year with a roundup of the stories we think may be the biggest next year in state government and politics. Happy New Year.

Your Police State At Work: Spy Drones Entering Local Cop Arsenals, Including Florida’s

December 26, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Forget Iran and Afghanistan. Americans have unmanned drones flying over their own heads, and more are coming as local police agencies, including the Miami-Dade Police Department, are acquiring spy drones and using them for surveillance of citizens.

For a Happy Saturnalian Christmas:
How To have A Good Time

December 24, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Fulton J. Sheen was that rarity of Catholic sermonizers: he was witty, earthy and unfriendly to religion’s two heels : dogma and doctrine. “How to Have a Good Time” is one of his most celebrated sermons from his “Life Is Worth Living” series, from 1957.

Florida GOP’s Agenda, Once Emboldened, Facing Broad-Based Backlash in Courts

December 23, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Republicans’ sweeping changes to elections law, welfare drug-testing and state workers’ pension contributions have bogged down in court challenges and judges’ injunctions as Gov. Rick Scott chafes at the push-back.

Florida Utilities Fume as EPA Tells Dirty Coal Power Plants To Clean Up Or Clam Up

December 22, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released controversial new air-pollution standards that could force expensive upgrades at some Florida power plants — but have been long-sought by environmental and health advocates.

Light at the End of the Catacombs: Home Sales Up Significantly in Flagler and Florida

December 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Palm Coast’s and Flagler County’s real estate market can take heart: for the first time in half a decade, the home-buying industry is looking a lot less grim than it’s been, even if prices have yet to catch up to the uptick in sales.

Downturn Be Damned: Florida Crosses 19 Million Mark as Population Grows By 256,000

December 21, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The population growth in Florida was driven mostly by migrants into the state, while the nation’s growth of less than 1 percent between April 2010 and July 2011, was the lowest since the mid-1940s.

Borrowing Judge’s Words, Attorney General Bondi Rewrites Religious Aid Amendment

December 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The proposed constitutional amendment language was judged vague and inadmissible in a circuit court ruling earlier this month. In an unusual intervention tinged with implications, Attorney General Pam Bondi rewrote the proposed amendment, which opponents still consider unconstitutional.

Timeline: Hammock Dunes DRI, 1982-2011

December 20, 2011 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Timeline of the Hammock Dunes development DRI from its Admiral-ITT origins through its Ginn-Luber Adler ownership and disputes with the Flagler County Commission.

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.

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