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The Supreme Court Just Plundered Wetlands Protection

May 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Many ecologically important wetlands, like these in Kulm, N.D., lack surface connections to navigable waterways. (USFWS Mountain-Prairie/Flickr, CC BY)

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Sackett v. EPA that federal protection of wetlands encompasses only those wetlands that directly adjoin rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. This is an extremely narrow interpretation of the Clean Water Act that could expose many wetlands across the U.S. to filling and development.

DeSantis from Governor’s Mansion to Presidential Run

May 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the public record law. (© FlaglerLive)

Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has filled out the federal paperwork to officially become a 2024 candidate for president of the United States, here’s a chronicle of the trajectory of DeSantis’ tenure, from moving into the governor’s mansion on Jan. 8, 2019, to a presidential run, as compiled by the Florida Phoenix.

Florida Will Publish Annual Index of Books Banned or Challenged in Schools

May 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Banned or challenged titles in Flagler schools were displayed at a protest outside a school board meeting in November 2021. (© FlaglerLive)

The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved a new rule that will lead to Florida officials publishing an annual list of library books and instructional materials that have drawn public objections, in a move that the board’s chairman said will “provide transparency for our families.”

DeSantis Names Meredith Sasso, Another Federalist Society Apostle, to Supreme Court

May 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Judge Meredith Sasso of the Sixth District Court of Appeal. (5th District)

Continuing to mold a conservative Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday named Meredith Sasso, another Federalist Society faithful, to succeed former Justice Ricky Polston, who stepped down in March.

Law Requiring Later School Start Times Is Causing Significant Push-Back from Local Boards

May 22, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Local school officials across the state are not thrilled with a new law requiring later start times for middle and high school students. (NSF)

Several members of the Flagler County school board as elsewhere in Florida districts are not thrilled by the late start time for middle schools, or the earlier start for elementary schools. Opposition is focused on expected additional costs.

Joe Jacquot Latest DeSantis Acolyte Appointed to New College Board

May 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Joe Jacquot. (Wikimedia Commons)

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday appointed Joe Jacquot to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees, after the Florida Senate failed to confirm a previous trustee tapped by the governor.

At 2.9%, Flagler Unemployment Continues in Same Low Range for 13th Month, With More than 50,000 Employed

May 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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For 13 months running, Flagler County’s unemployment rate has remained steady, fluctuating by a few decimal points between 2.6 and 3.4 percent. In April, it was 2.9 percent in the seasonally unadjusted calculation the state’s labor department released today.

DeSantis Will Announce His Presidential Bid From Dunedin

May 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

An image from the Dunedin tourism bureau's Facebook page. The bureau explains: "Dunedin’s most famous corner and mural. A local artist hand painted each animal for their owners. She also comes back to add a halo on their when they pass. It’s so sweet. Just an FYI, there’s more than just dogs on this mural. There’s cats, birds, lizards and pigs."

Gov. Ron DeSantis expects to announce his candidacy for president after Memorial Day and from his hometown of Dunedin, the more conservative part of what has been considered a politically moderate county.

A Federal Lawsuit Is Filed Against Florida School District, Calling Book Bans Unconstitutional

May 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eyes has been banned in numerous school districts, including in Florida. (Max McCoy/Kansas Reflector)

The lawsuit is against the Escambia County School District and its local school board. Plaintiffs include PEN America, powerhouse publisher Penguin Random House, several authors, and parents of children. A remedy: Return books to school library shelves, particularly books considered “targeted,” according to the lawsuit.

Nearing Presidential Run, DeSantis Signs Series of Anti-LGBTQ Bills Critics Call ‘Slate of Hate’

May 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Such a sign, at Motorworks, the pub in Orlando, would no longer be allowed in publicly owned venues. (© FlaglerLive)

With LGBTQ advocates decrying it as a “slate of hate,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a suite of bills that will prohibit or limit medical care for transgender people, prevent minors from attending drag shows and impose restrictions on which bathrooms trans people can use.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Wants Supreme Court to Kill Recreational Pot Initiative

May 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

pot and guns lawsuit

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has submitted ballot language to the Florida Supreme Court for a proposed 2024 constitutional amendment to legalize recreational cannabis in Florida. She also informed the court that she opposes the measure.

Federal Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Andrew Gillum Weeks After Mistrial

May 15, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Less than two weeks after a mistrial, federal prosecutors on Monday filed a motion to dismiss conspiracy and fraud charges against former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum.

DeSantis Signs Most Restrictive Bill Against Undocumented Migrants in the Country

May 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed what both he and his critics agree is the strongest anti-illegal immigration bill passed by any state legislature in the country on Wednesday. Speaking in Jacksonville behind a podium with a sign reading, “Biden’s Border Crisis,” the governor blasted the president for the large influx of undocumented immigrants that has occurred across the U.S.-Mexican border over the past couple of years.

At Charter School, DeSantis Signs Bills Against Teacher Unions and For School Board Term Limits

May 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

Union-busting with a smile. (Facebook)

The bill (SB 256) bars public sector unions, including those for teachers but not for police or firefighters that tend to support the governor, from deducting dues from members’ paychecks, requiring employees to write checks instead. Furthermore, unions’ membership would have to constitute 60% of a bargaining unit, an increase from the old threshold of 50%.

DeSantis, On a Death Run, Signs 4th Execution Warrant in Less Than 4 Months

May 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Duane Owen.

Duane Owen, 62, is scheduled to die by lethal injection June 15 in the murder of Georgianna Worden, who was bludgeoned with a hammer and sexually assaulted in her Boca Raton home in May 1984, according to the death warrant and court records.

Rick Scott Wants Full-Time Armed Security in Every School in the Country

May 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

U.S. Senator Rick Scott at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office today. (photo credit: Mitch Perry)

Sen. Rick Scott has filed federal legislation that would create a block grant program to be run through the Department of Justice to support hiring law enforcement officers to provide full-time security at every K-12 school in the country.

Later Start Time for Middle and High School Students in Flagler Means Earlier Start for Younger Ones

May 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Starting school later for middle and high school students means starting earlier for elementary school students. The Flagler County school district isn't pleased with that choice. (© FlaglerLive)

A bill awaiting the governor’s signature would ban school start times before 8:30 a.m. for high schools  and 8 a.m. for middle schools, starting in the 2026-27 school year. The Flagler County School Board had been reconsidering its own start times–but in the other direction. Now, it may be faced with making tough choices regarding elementary-school start times, which would go from latest to earliest starting times in the county. 

Imagining life in DeSantistan

May 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Imagining life in the DeSantis Republic

In Caseytown, Desantistan, it’s Jan. 6, 2028, a year since Ron DeSantis declared himself President for Life, making this country the freest America in America, if not the world. Let’s recap.

Andrew Gillum Acquitted on Lying Charge, Mistrial Declared on Conspiracy and Fraud Charges

May 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Former Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum (left) and attorney David Markus spoke after a jury acquitted Gillum on one charge and couldn't reach a verdict on other charges. (Dara Kam)

After five days of rocky deliberations, jurors on Thursday acquitted former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum on charges of lying to federal investigators but were unable to reach a verdict on conspiracy and fraud charges.

Bill Banning Books During Challenges and Banning Preferred Pronouns Ready for DeSantis Signature

May 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Sen. Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, sponsored a controversial education bill that passed Wednesday and is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Colin Hackley/File

The bill restricts the way teachers and students can use their preferred pronouns in schools, expands last year’s “don’t say gay” prohibitions to eighth grade, and makes banning books and instructional materials easier, with simpler forms and a requirement that challenged materials to be removed from schools within five days of the objection, until the challenge is resolved.

Bill Prohibiting College and University Decisions Based on Diversity Criteria Heads to DeSantis

May 2, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Too diverse? A ceiling display at the University of Central Florida. (© FlaglerLive)

Colleges and universities could soon be prohibited from requiring “political loyalty” tests for students and employees as a condition of admission or employment, under a measure passed Tuesday by the Senate.

Florida House Approves Lowering Age to Buy Assault Rifles to 18, Reversing Ban Passed After Parkland Massacre

April 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

An AR-15 assault rifle.

The Florida House passed a measure that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other “long” guns, voting to scrap a high-profile change passed after a 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. House bill sponsor Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, said the measure “corrects the wrong we did in 2018.”

How ‘Decorum’ Masks Discrimination

April 29, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Justin Pearson, surrounded by supporters, prepares to enter the Tennessee House of Representatives Chambers.

Republicans from Tennessee to Tallahassee to Tacoma struggle manfully to stop those rule-breakers who would keep disrupting white men’s God-ordained exercise of unchecked power. You know the kind: gays; transgender types; students; immigrants; women; Blacks. They’re getting uppity. They’re breaking the rules.

Florida Legislature Is About to Repeal All Local Tenant Bill of Rights Ordinances

April 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

A share of new homes in Palm Coast is going into the rental market. (© FlaglerLive)

As rent costs rise dramatically in Florida, dozens of cities and counties have been passing ordinances — often called tenant “bill of rights” — to give some protections to renters. But the Legislature is now looking to eliminate those ordinances.

With Travis Hutson Cheering, Bill Upending Flagler’s Vacation-Rental Controls Clears Last Hurdle Before Vote

April 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 46 Comments

Sen. Travis Hutson, who represents Flagler County, speaking with County Commission Chair Greg Hansen in late December, at the county's legislative delegation meeting, when Hansen reasserted the county's priority of preserving local control over vacation rentals. A bill Hutson is championing appears set for enactment into law. The bill will do away with much local control. (© FlaglerLive)

The success of the vacation-rental bill sharply scaling back local regulation this year is a blow to Flagler County government, which was a leader in pushing for the 2014 regulations providing for local control, and has pushed back against attempts to weaken them since. The Flagler County Commission made preserving the 2014 law a legislative priority every year since.

Ron DeSantis Is in a War With Disney He Cannot Win

April 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

DeSantis Black Eye by Bill Day, FloridaPolitics.com

DeSantis is on an utterly pointless crusade, revealing a petty, petulant personality motivated by revenge and a pathological need to prove he is correct. It can’t even be disguised as a matter of principle when it’s so clearly ego run amok.

Disney Monorail Is Next on DeSantis Hit List

April 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Please stand clear of the DeSantis. Por favor, mantengase alejado de las putas. (© FlaglerLive)

The Republican-controlled Senate Fiscal Policy Committee, chaired by Travis Hutson, who represents Flagler County, on Tuesday amended a transportation bill (SB 1250) to apply Department of Transportation safety standards to monorail lines that connect Walt Disney World resorts and parks.

On Paul Renner’s Request, House Will Subpoena Trans Treatment Information

April 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

The decision to issue the subpoenas is among a series of moves by lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration targeting transgender people and the LGBTQ community. A lawmaker criticized the move as reminiscent of the Johns Committee, a Florida legislative investigative panel that sought to expose communists and gay people at state universities in the 1950s and 1960s.

In Florida, We Are All Child Abusers Now

April 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 60 Comments

Illegal, even in the shadow of a courthouse. (© FlaglerLive)

The Florida Legislature is legalizing a Jim Crow-like system of punishing, demonizing and denying the existence of LGBTQ children. Few sessions of the Florida Legislature provided the legal framework for as much state-sponsored and citizen-empowered terrorism against children as this one.

It’s The Guns

April 22, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Freedom & Weapons by Osama Hajjaj, Jordan

They’re the constituents our elected officials value the most. To most of our lawmakers, guns need careful handling. Not because they’re instruments of death, but because they’re holy and blameless chalices of liberty.

Vote to End Diversity Programs in Florida Colleges and Universities Set Before Senate

April 21, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, is sponsoring a bill that would make controversial changes in the higher-education system. (Colin Hackley/NSF)

A measure that seeks to prevent colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is ready to go before the full Senate amid strong objections from Democrats, with one Black senator calling the proposal “racist at its core.”

Chinese-Americans Fear Hate Crimes as Discriminatory Bill Advances in Florida Legislature

April 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Eight-year-old Manman Chen testified before the House State Affairs Committee on April 19, 2023 (Florida Channel).

A legislative proposal would ban the sale of agriculture land and property within 20 miles of military bases and other critical infrastructure facilities to interests tied to the Chinese government and six other “countries of concern.”

Where DeSantis Goes and Who He Sees Is None of Your Business: Lawmakers Approve Secrecy

April 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

desantis governor secrecy travel mansion

The Florida Senate on Wednesday approved a controversial measure that would shield travel records of the governor and other state leaders. The proposal also would withhold from the public names of certain guests at the governor’s mansion.

‘Don’t Say Gay’ Extended to 12th Grade in New Board of Education Rule, With Vague Exceptions

April 19, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

dont say gay federal ruling

Teachers shall not “intentionally provide” instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in fourth through 12th grades. Teachers could face suspension or revocation of their educator certificates for violations of the rule.

It Is Unconstitutional, But Florida Lawmakers Approve Death Penalty in Child Rape Cases

April 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Florida's actual death row. (Florida State Prison)

Lawmakers hope the bill (HB 1297) will ultimately lead to the U.S. Supreme Court reversing a 2008 decision that barred the death penalty for people who rape children. The state House passed the bill last week.

DeSantis Decrees that Legislature Will Void Disney’s Autonomy on Development Rights

April 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

Disney is not at war with Florida. Only with its vengeful governor. (© FlaglerLive)

The feud between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Co. escalated Monday after the governor said that the state Legislature intends to void an agreement on Disney development rights for years to come.

Trans Bathroom-Ban Bills Affect Private Businesses, Schools, Public Shelters and Healthcare Facilities

April 15, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Looks familiar? (© FlaglerLive)

The sharply restrictive bills making their way through the Florida Legislature don’t just attempt to control bathroom use by transgender people but represent a much more “broad and vague” ban on gender-inclusive restrooms and changing facilities in private businesses, health care facilities, schools, public shelters, and jails.

Florida Lawmakers Approve Abortion Ban Past 6 Weeks, One of the Most Restrictive in U.S.

April 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka (left) and Rep. Jennifer Canady (right) discussing SB 300 on April 13, 2023. The two women were primary sponsors of the 6-week abortion ban. The House ultimately approved the legislation. Credit: Danielle J. Brown

In less than a year, Florida has moved from a 15-week abortion ban to the passage of one of the most restrictive bans in the nation — a 6-week abortion ban. The state House approved the legislation after at least six hours of questions, amendments, debate, protests and a final vote that will clear the way for Gov. Ron DeSantis to consider the bill.

Volusia GOP House Rep. Webster Barnaby Likens Trans People to ‘Mutants,’ ‘Demons and Imps’

April 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Florida House Rep. Webster Barnaby, A Volusia County Republican, calls trans people "demons" and "imps," and compares them to "mutants living among us on planet Earth." during a meeting of the House Commerce Committee, April 10, 2023.

Florida House Rep. Webster Barnaby, A Volusia County Republican, called trans people “demons” and “imps,” and compares them to “mutants living among us on planet Earth” during a House Commerce Committee meeting on a bill that would ban transgenders’ use of bathrooms of their choice.

The Closing of the Floridian Mind

April 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

Michelangelo's David. Inappropriate in Florida schools. (Richard Mortel)

Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on thinking has got teachers so spooked, and so emboldened censorious Christian nationalists, that knowledge is being ripped out of public education in this state, even before his ridiculous laws are officially in place.

Anti-Trans ‘Bathroom Ban’ Is Quickly Moving Through Florida Legislature

April 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

trans bathroom ban

Florida could be next in line to criminalize transgender adults who intentionally enter a restroom or changing facility opposite their sex at birth, according to two bills hastily moving through the Legislature. Similar bathroom bans are advancing through legislatures around the country.

Drivers Who Refuse Breathalizer Test Could Be Required to Have Interlock Device for a Year

April 4, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Under a new proposal, a driver who refuses such a test would be required to install an ignition interlock device at his or her expense on all vehicles they own and operate for one full year – therefore removing the ability to drive with that suspended license.

After Clearing Gallery of Public, Florida Senate Passes 6-Week Abortion Limit

April 3, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

The Florida Senate voting on SB 300 today. (© FlaglerLive via Florida Channel)

The bill touched off heavy debate Monday that was interrupted by Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, ordering the clearing of the Senate seating gallery because of repeated outbursts from audience members opposed to the bill.

Tenure No Longer Tenure in Florida As University Board Rules for 5-Year Reviews

March 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

A faculty lounge at the University of Florida. The couch is not tenured. (UF)

The state university system’s Board of Governors on Wednesday gave final approval to a regulation that would require faculty members to undergo post-tenure reviews every five years, amid heavy opposition from critics who argued it could lead to a “downward trend in morale” on campus.

DeSantis Lowers Flags in Response to Tennessee School Shooting as Lenient Gun Laws Move in Legislature

March 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Flags flying at half-staff over the Florida Capitol. (Michael Moline)

The gesture by Gov. Ron DeSantis comes as the Florida Legislature debates controversial bills that would allow any adult to carry a deadly weapon without having to register with the state or undergo firearms training.

DeSantis Signs Massive Expansion of Subsidized Private Education at Public Expense

March 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 38 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs massive school voucher expansion on March 27, 2023. (Gov. Ron DeSantis Facebook page)

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed an expansive voucher law to provide public money for children to attend parochial, secular and other private schools across the state, despite previous skepticism about letting millionaire and billionaire families participate in Florida’s K-12 school voucher programs.

House Republicans Attack Justice Department Memo Warning of Threats to Local School Boards

March 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

The audience at an August 2021 Flagler County School Board meeting had to be cleared from the room because it got unruly, before it was allowed back in. (© FlaglerLive)

The GOP has for roughly 18 months targeted an Oct. 4, 2021 memo issued by Attorney General Merrick Garland instructing federal law enforcement across the U.S. to “open dedicated lines of communication for threat reporting, assessment, and response” on possible criminal threats to local school board members over politically charged issues that flared up during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DeSantis Is Destroying Florida Universities’ Hard-Earned Respect in the Name of White Nationalism

March 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

A student demonstration at the University of Central Florida last September. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida’s public universities have been gaining national prominence and respect, with U.F. and FSU ranked Nos. 5 and 19 among public universities. DeSantis’s assault on academic freedom in the name of a white-nationalist, America-first curriculum is demolishing that hard-earned respect and making an embarrassment of the state.

$700 Million Affordable Housing Package Bans Rent Control Measures

March 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

The bill is a boon to home builders, less to to those trying to pay rent or a mortgage. (© FlaglerLive)

The bill would create tax incentives for developers to build more affordable housing and expand a program designed to help working Floridians purchase homes, but leaves out rent-control measures as a tool to help the poor pay housing costs.

Reclusive, 15-ft Beaked Whale, Likely Sick, Strands in Flagler Beach Near Water Tower

March 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

The beaked whale, striated and exhausted, in its final hours in the surf in Flagler Beach late this afternoon. (© FlaglerLive)

For the second time in only 10 weeks, a rarely seen whale beached on Flagler County’s sands and was put down hours later before it was to be removed from the surf and transported by truck to Orlando’s SeaWorld for a necropsy.

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