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DeSantis Suspends Ex-Dr. Fruehan From Flagler Mosquito Board Over Felony Charges

February 27, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Florence Fruehan, in the orange shirt, at an East Flagler Mosquito Control District meeting in 2017, with board members Julius Kwiatkowski and Barbara Sgroi. (c FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order suspending Florence Fruehan from the East Flagler Mosquito Control District board pending the resolution of two felony counts against him.

DeSantis Pushes Hard Line Against Sanctuary Cities, Calling For Collaboration With ICE

February 27, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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DeSantis is urging Florida sheriffs to participate in a federal immigration enforcement program in which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, deputizes local law officials.

From Pot to School Safety to Deregulation: 10 Issues To Watch In 2019 Legislative Session

February 26, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Led by Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, and House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, lawmakers this year will deal with myriad issues, ranging from passing a state budget to deciding whether to allow patients to smoke medical marijuana.

Supreme Court Impanels Grand Jury to ‘Investigate Crime’ and ‘Return Indictments’ on School Safety

February 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Chief Judge Jack Tuter, of the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward County, will preside over the grand jury. (17th Judicial Circuit)

Chief Judge Jack Tuter, of the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward County, will preside over the panel, which will meet for one year and will be comprised of jurors drawn from Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, according to the order.

Shop Local, But Under Tallahassee Rules: Lawmakers Seek to Restrict County and City Regulations

February 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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A broad proposal aimed at curbing local business regulations advanced in subcommittee despite criticism that it could block ordinances that prohibit “puppy mills” or the regulation of fertilizer use near waterways.

126.1 Million Visitors To Florida in 2018 Sets Another Record; Almost 90% From U.S.

February 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The increase was bolstered by 7.1 percent growth in U.S. travelers, who accounted for 88.6 percent of the state’s visitors, according to the Visit Florida numbers. Overseas visitors declined by 1 percent, to 10.818 million, after falling by 2 percent a year earlier.

Constitutional Amendment Proposal for School Board Term Limits Easily Clears House Hurdle

February 20, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Several hands that regularly swear the quadrennial oath on Flagler's school board would be affected. (© FlaglerLive)

The proposal was approved in an 11-4 vote that was largely along party lines. Voters would be asked in 2020 whether they want to impose eight-year term limits on school board members.

Florida Takes Center Stage In Controversy Over Citizenship Question On Census Form

February 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Whom to count. (Ben Cooper)

Including the citizenship question could hurt Florida and other states with large immigrant populations in the decennial reapportionment process, a federal judge wrote.

Federal Appeals Court Hammers Florida For Imposing ‘Serious Burden’ on Right To Vote

February 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in Atlanta. (NSF)

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Florida law requiring voters’ signatures on mail-in ballots to match the signatures on file with elections officials imposes “a serious burden on the right to vote.”

DeSantis Calls For Statewide Grand Jury Investigation of Local School Districts’ Safety

February 15, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey, led a moment of silence for the victims of last year's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School before traveling to the Parkland school to commemorate what the governor called "one of the worst days that we've had in the history of Florida."

Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking the Florida Supreme Court to impanel a statewide grand jury to investigate whether school districts are complying with mandatory safety measures designed to protect students.

Renner Wants ‘Objectivity’ To Drive Felons’ Voter Restoration, But Hurdles Are Multiplying

February 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Elections officials could face a Herculean task trying to verify whether people who’ve registered to vote have met all the conditions required to make them eligible to cast ballots.

Lawmakers Approve Smokable Pot, But It Must be Pre-Rolled and Filtered

February 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The amendment also would require pre-rolled joints with filters. That was designed to address concerns about the negative health effects of smoking.

Senate Panel Weigh Watered Down ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Ban, Eliminating Sanctions on Local Governments

February 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

sculptor Luis Sanguino in 1973, "The Immigrants" is a bronze and Minnesota Rideau Red granite sculpture located at the South end of Eisenhower Mall in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park.

The anti-sanctuary cities bill may be now more appealing to the Florida Senate, which is viewed as the more moderate chamber and has blocked similar proposals in the past.

State GOP Targets ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Even Though There Are None in Florida

February 10, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

It's a matter of perspective. (Eric Wagner)

Critics of the bill argue efforts to outlaw “sanctuary cities” have more to do with partisanship than with thwarting an existing problem as there are no counties or cities in Florida that act as “sanctuaries” for undocumented immigrants.

Governor Seeks More Generous Teacher Bonus Program, But Is Silent on Higher Salaries

February 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

DeSantis said the new program could provide bonuses of more than $9,000 to nearly 45,000 “highly effective” teachers, whose unions say higher salaries would be the best approach.

Sweeping Bill Would Allow Private, Armed Guards on Florida’s School Campuses

February 7, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

State Republican leaders, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, have shown support for arming school staffers. (Stephen Melkisethian)

A sweeping proposal would allow districts to arm teachers, look to train guardians outside the counties where they would serve and allow districts to contract with guards through private security firms.

Florida’s More Conservative Supreme Court Rejects Considering Minimum Wage Case

February 5, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Tuesday’s actions could signal how the new majority will come down on future business-related disputes and could spark state lawmakers, whose annual session begins in March, to consider business-backed legislation to address issues that the old court had foiled.

A Quarter of Florida’s Physicians Skip Required Opioid-Prescription Training

February 4, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Must not have trained for American ones. (Smabs Sputzer)

The Florida Department of Health now is preparing to send non-compliance letters advising the providers that they have 15 days to take the mandated course or face disciplinary action.

DeSantis Backs More Money for Armed Staffers in Schools, But Also More Flexibility in District Spending

February 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

How to keep it all safe. (c FlaglerLive)

DeSantis is proposing renewing nearly $100 million in school security funds but wants school districts to have more choice in how they spend the money.

DeSantis Pitches $91.3 Billion Budget, Including Education Increase of $224 Per Student

February 1, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

There would be no tuition or fee increases for students at state universities and state colleges and $582.8 million for the Bright Futures scholarship program. (NSF)

In what would be the largest budget in state history, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday released a proposed $91.3 billion spending plan that would increase school funding, pump money into water-quality projects and trim taxes.

DeSantis Calls for New Education Standards That Would Scrap Remains of Common Core

January 31, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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DeSantis’ announcement came five years after then-Gov. Rick Scott took aim at the Common Core standards, which were developed by officials in 48 states and have particularly drawn criticism from Republican voters.

Report Details Ethics Allegations Against Gillum; His Attorney Calls It ‘Trivial Stuff’

January 30, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Post-mortem. (NSF)

The ethics commission also found probable cause to believe the former mayor “misused his position to accept things of value for himself and others in return for access and influence.”

DeSantis Would Eliminate Ban on Smoking Medical Pot, Supporting Senate Bill

January 29, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The constitutional amendment says nothing against smoking it. (Evan)

But legislative leaders may not be keen on completely doing away with vertical integration, a move that could destabilize a growing and lucrative market in which one marijuana license recently sold for $63 million in cash.

Florida Ethics Commission Finds Probable Cause Gillum Violated Law in Accepting Gifts

January 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Andrew Gillum in Palm Coast last fall. (© FlaglerLive)

The ethics complaint added to questions that dogged Gillum throughout his gubernatorial campaign about possible ties to an FBI investigation of Tallahassee City Hall.

DeSantis Rewards Friends With Appointments. Experience Must Wait.

January 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

He is rewarding friends. (Ron DeSantis/Flickr)

Gov. Ron DeSantis’s appointments are a pile of mismatches in critical state agencies so far, reflecting a normal if immoral right of passage in Tallahassee, writes Nancy Smith.

Secretary of State Ertel Resigns on Revelation of Picture in Blackface Mocking Victim of Hurricane Katrina

January 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Mike Ertel was the elections supervisor in Seminole County for eight months when he wore the bigoted Halloween costume to a party in 2005. (NSF)

Mike Ertel was the elections supervisor in Seminole County for eight months when he wore the bigoted Halloween costume to a party in 2005.

Lawmakers Again Trying to Ban
Red-Light Cameras Across Florida

January 24, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

red-light cameras florida palm coast

As of December, 49 local governments in Florida had red-light cameras in operation, according to the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

In Restoration of Felons’ Voting Rights, Meaning of ‘Murder’ Becomes Stumbling Block

January 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Advocates for the restoration of voting rights for felons who've served their time. (NSF)

A new constitutional amendment grants “automatic” restoration of voting rights to felons who’ve completed their sentence, but it excludes people “convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense.”

With Carlos Muniz as 3rd Pick, DeSantis Touts ‘Newly Constituted’ Supreme Court

January 22, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Carlos Muniz was the general counsel at the U.S. Department of Education. (NSF)

The appointment of Muniz, 49, solidifies a conservative majority on the court after years of justices regularly thwarting the Republican-led Legislature and the GOP governor.

Faced With Millions in Misused Money, UCF President Acknowledges ‘Broken Culture’

January 21, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

A graduation cap at last year's UCF graduation. Clearly, the university's administration did not follow its students' example. (Facebook)

An investigation outlined $84.7 million in state operating funds that were used or slated to be used by UCF in direct violation of state policy.

Capping Weeks of Tension, DeSantis Scraps 46 Midnight Appointments by Rick Scott

January 19, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

It's his administration now. (NSF)

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday rescinded 46 of the last-minute appointments former Gov. Rick Scott, now a member of the U.S. Senate, made in his final days in office.

Flagler Unemployment Ends Year at 3.9%, Florida at 3.6% As Tourism Spurs Jobs

January 18, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

You can drink to it: leisure and hospitality job gains led the way in 2018, with an increase of 45,800 jobs statewide. (© FlaglerLive)

Leisure and hospitality job gains led the way in 2018, with an increase of 45,800 jobs statewide, while Flagler’s labor force and number of people with jobs set new records.

DeSantis Poised To Liberalize State’s Approach to Medical Marijuana, Ending ‘Foot-Dragging’

January 17, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Well-tended, it can be a good thing. (NSF)

DeSantis said his medical-marijuana announcement will deal not only with “the litigation” but also with “legislation that I think is needed to implement the people’s will.”

FPL Plans Vast Expansion of Solar Power Fields by 2030, Adding 11,000 MW of Capacity

January 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

An FPL solar field. (FPL)

FPL over the years has shifted away from using coal and oil to fuel power plants and relies heavily on natural gas, nuclear and, increasingly, solar.

DeSantis Appoints Robert J. Luck, Second Miami-Dade Judge in 5 Days, to Supreme Court

January 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis with Miami's Robert J. Luck today. (Governor's Office)

Last week, DeSantis appointed Barbara Lagoa, who had served as chief judge of the Miami-based appellate court, to the Supreme Court. Two of three vacancies are now filled.

Gov. Ron DeSantis Suspends Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, Charging ‘Neglect of Duty’

January 12, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Sheriff Scott Israel at a vigil in February after the school massacre in Parkland that resulted in the death of 14 students and three faculty members. Israel has been criticized for his response to the shooting. (Facebook)

Israel, a Democrat first elected in 2012, has faced fierce criticism for his agency’s handling of the Parkland massacre that resulted in the death of 17 people. Israel vowed to contest his ouster.

To Travel the State, DeSantis Is Using King Air Plane FDLE Seized in a Drug Bust

January 11, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Gov. Ron DeSantis, with a net worth of just over $300,000, doesn’t have former Gov. Rick Scott’s millions that allowed him to buzz around the state in his own plane.

DeSantis Names Barbara Lagoa, a Conservative Cuban-American, to Supreme Court

January 9, 2019 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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DeSantis’ selection of Lagoa, the daughter of Cuban émigrés, was the first of three Supreme Court appointments the new governor will make, following the mandatory retirement of three justices who comprised what had been the court’s more liberal-leaning bloc.

Was Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes Treated Unfairly? Federal Judge Weighs Due Process

January 8, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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Brenda Snipes’ lawyers accused Gov. Rick Scott of trying to embarrass and humiliate the long-serving elections official. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker is hearing her lawsuit.

In Contrast With Scott, DeSantis Expected To Make Easier Access to Medical Pot a Priority

January 6, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

The war on medical pot may end with the arrival of Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration. (NSF)

A new administration headed by DeSantis, who takes over as governor Tuesday, seemingly presents a friendlier stance toward medical pot than the administration of outgoing Gov. Rick Scott.

Transgender Inmate Spurs Appeal as Florida Prisons Seek to Deny Her Gender Identity

January 3, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Reiyn Keohane in her Florida prisons mug shot, left, and in her Lee County mug shot from 2013, when she was arrested for attempted second degree murder. The Florida prison system still lists her as male.

Inmate Reiyn Keohane contends that her rights have been violated at least in part because she has not been allowed to wear women’s undergarments and groom as a woman.

New Year Raises Florida’s Minimum Wage To $8.46 and Lowers Workers Comp Rates

January 1, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Workers' compensation insurance rates will fall for the second year in a row in Florida. (Thomas Leth-Olsen)

Minimum-wage workers will start earning $8.46 an hour Tuesday, up from $8.25 an hour in 2018 — and more than a dollar above the $7.25 federal minimum wage.

2018 Roundup: For Florida, Another Massacre, Another Hurricane, Another Shift To the Right

December 30, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

A scene from Parkland. (NSF)

Florida was struck by a hurricane for the third year in a row, was the site of yet another mass shooting, saw the end of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing and the election of a Donald Trump acolyte as governor.

Citing Company’s Tax Savings, FPL Customers Seek $736 Million Refund and Lower Rates

December 27, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

FPL provides electricity to all Flagler County customers. (© FlaglerLive)

Florida Power & Light has asked state regulators to reject a petition that seeks to force the utility to refund as much as $736 million to customers and reduce base electric rates.

Florida School Enrollment Grows at
Slowest Rate Since the Great Recession

December 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Florida has about 17,000 fewer students in its kindergarten-to-high school system than lawmakers anticipated this year, a new report shows.

Nine Charged With Animal Cruelty Toward Bears in 4 Counties, Including Flagler

December 20, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

A bear in a Florida forest. (FWC)

Defendants posted videos of bears being chased and mauled by large packs of dogs after being lured with dog food, doughnuts, pastries and peanut butter in areas of Baker, Flagler, Marion and Union counties.

Broward Elections Supervisor Sues Scott, Calling Suspension ‘Malicious and Politically Motivated’

December 19, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Brenda Snipes, sixth from left in the first row, with her office staff in a 2015 Facebook image.

Suspended Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes has filed a federal lawsuit against Scott and Senate President Bill Galvano as she tries to regain her job.

State Board of Education Approves Appointment of Richard Corcoran as Education Commissioner

December 18, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Richard Corcoran is expected to boost charter schools and private-school vouchers. (NSF)

The appointment of Corcoran, who has scant education experience but a lengthy political resume, was all but assured when Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis announced his support for the former lawmaker.

T.K. Wetherell, Former House Speaker and Florida State President, Dies at 72

December 16, 2018 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

T.K. Wetherell

Wetherell, a Daytona Beach native, served in the House from 1980 to 1992, the final two years as speaker. He died of cancer.

Florida Supreme Court Clears Cops to Use Stand Your Ground Defense in Shootings

December 14, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

An exercise simulating a shooting during a law enforcement competition in Palm Coast several years ago. (© FlaglerLive)

Stand your ground applies to “persons,” and “a law enforcement officer is a ‘person’ whether on duty or off, and irrespective of whether the officer is making an arrest,” the court ruled unanimously.

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