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Florida

You’ll Shop for 43 Minutes a Day, But You Won’t Take 15 Minutes to Vote Every Two Years

August 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 54 Comments

Less than 16 percent of Florida’s eligible voters, and 20 percent of Flagler’s, cast a ballot in last Tuesday’s primary, once again reminding the world that Americans’s interest in community and citizenship is among the lowest of any democracies. Perhaps it’s time to make voting mandatory.

Disaster Recovery Days:
Rebuilding a Business After Hurricane Andrew

August 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

When Hurricane Andrews ravaged the physical location of the main offices of his electronic protection firm in Miami 20 years ago, Frank Gromling discovered new sources of ingenuity and rewards, despite, and at times because of, the struggles to rebuild.

Tea Party Mojo: What Ted Yoho, Republican Who Defeated Cliff Stearns, Stands For

August 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Ted Yoho’s policy positions show him to be more than just a flame thrower with broad anti-government pronouncements. He unseated 12-term Congressman Cliff Stearns through a showman’s eye and the ability to use it to his campaign’s advantage.

Unemployment Rises Again, to 8.8% in Florida And 12.7% in Flagler, Clouding Recovery

August 17, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

After falling steadily by 2.1 percentage points over the past year and holding steady at 8.6 percent in June, Florida’s unemployment rate ticked back up to 8.8 percent in July, and there was a net job loss of 3,300 in the state.

Pit Bull Ban and Common Sense Prevail in South Florida Referendum

August 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 40 Comments

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In overwhelming fashion, Miami-Dade voters decided Tuesday to continue to ban pit bulls from the county. The results show common sense still rules strong, argues Steven Kurlander.

Two-Week DUI Crackdown Begins on Flagler and Florida Roads as FHP and Sheriff Mobilize

August 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The Florida Highway Patrol and the Flagler County Sheriff’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign begins Aug. 17 and stretching through the Labor Day weekend, which ends Sept. 3. It’s part of a national anti-DUI campaign, but no local checkpoints are scheduled.

Court Clerk Gail Wadsworth Says Hail Mary Worked As Lawmakers Reverse Budget Cuts

August 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In Flagler County, some 20 courthouse employees can go back to working full time after agreeing to furlough themselves down to 37.5 hours a week rather than see one of their own laid off. Courthouse hours that were cut back on July 1 will be restored for the public.

Flagler Beach’s Allen Whetsell Is Kiwanis’s Florida Governor, a First for Flagler and Volusia

August 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Allen Whetsell, the general manager at Craig-Flagler Palms Funeral Home, a Kiwanian for 30 years and a recent candidate for supervisor of elections, was installed as Governor of the Florida District, giving the service organization its first Flagler governor in 95 years.

FPL Claims Settlement Would Scale Back Rate Hike to $548 Million, But Opponents Cry Foul

August 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The $548 million increase is down from an initial proposal of $690 million, but the state’s Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers and the Florida Retail Federation, say FPL’s rates should decrease — not increase — next year.

With David Richardson, Floridians Elect the First Openly Gay Member of the Legislature

August 15, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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In primary elections shaped by newly drawn districts, Florida voters Tuesday appeared to send three incumbent House members packing, rejuvenated the political careers of a few old names — and likely elected the state’s first openly gay lawmaker.

The Winners: Fleming, Manfre, Holland, Conklin, Dickinson, Wadsworth, Larizza, Corbett, Ericksen, Meeker and the School Tax

August 14, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

Andy Dance, the Flagler County School Board member, was the tireless point man in the effort to renew the half-cent sales tax for Flagler schools. He was waving for the cause under a midday sun at the intersection of Belle Terre and Palm Coast Parkway today. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler County election results posted live and fresh as soon as they’re tabulated, with rolling analyses of the races.

Hurricane Andrew 20 Years Later: Memories of Resilience in a Storm’s Wake

August 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Frank Gromling, who lived and worked in the path of Hurricane Andrew 20 years ago, remembers the days of the storm and its aftermath in a South Florida ravished beyond recognition. A spirit for rebirth was left intact, however.

Chronic, Scandalous Abuse and Worse at a Florida Brain-Injury Center Demands Attention

August 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

It is impossible to look at the pages-long list of abuse allegations at the Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation and not wonder how it is allowed to remain open: Sexual abuse. Mental abuse. Burns. Broken bones. Bruises. Cuts and punctures. Bizarre punishment. And much worse.

Florida Revenue May Grow by $2.6 Billion as Recovery Solidifies, Contradicting Romney

August 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

President Obama and Gov. Rick Scott will be competing t take credit for Florida’s continuing economic improvements as the state turned in a relatively healthy $407 million surplus in the fiscal year that ended June 30.

Zimmerman Will Attempt Stand Your Ground Defense; Prosecution Flubs Release of Records

August 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

George Zimmerman failed to graduate college, which he was attending for a degree in criminal justice, and was denied when he applied for a diploma. The information was was part of a batch of records the state attorney's released by mistake Thursday.

Lawyers for George Zimmerman confirmed Thursday that he will assert a “stand your ground” defense. If successful in a pre-trial hearing, the murder charge against Zimmerman, in the killing of Trayvon Martin, could be dropped.

Florida Is 6th Worst Toxic Polluter from Coal-Fired Power Plants Despite Natural Gas Gains

August 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Coal-fired power plants in Florida expose residents to toxic pollution at the sixth highest rate in the nation even as natural gas now accounts for almost two-thirds of the state’s power generation, according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Drought, Wildfires and the Hottest Month Ever: July Scorched American Earth

August 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

July 2012 was the hottest month ever in the contiguous United States, after a June that was the hottest in the northern hemisphere, in 132 years of record-keeping. The effects of global warming are especially pronounced in the polar regions.

Undocumented Immigrant Is Not Disqualified from Practicing Law, Florida Bar Says

August 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Florida Board of Bar Examiners has found no “good moral character and fitness issues” that would disqualify Jose Manuel Godinez Samperio, an undocumented immigrant, from being admitted to practice law in Florida, but is still waiting for an opinion from the Florida Supreme Court before making a decision.

Florida’s Doctors Are Nation’s 3rd Worst When It Comes to Accepting Medicaid Patients

August 7, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Only 59 percent of doctors in Florida accept accept new Medicaid patients, well below a national average 69 percent. Better reimbursements would improve both rates, but that’s not about to happen in Florida, which is rejecting increased federal aid.

Rick Scott Tapped as Speaker at Republican Convention in Tampa, But Role May Be Minor

August 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Rick Scott is not as strong a public speaker as a number of other GOP leaders, and his message – that the Florida economy is looking up is at odds with the national message of presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Florida Consumer Confidence Up in July

August 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Consumer confidence was up slightly in July 2012 over June, and dramatically higher than it was a year ago, a new report from the University of Florida finds.

Obama Crosses 50% Favorability Over Romney in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania

August 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

No one has won the White House in the past half century without winning at least two of the three states. The latest results are the strongest yet for Obama, and a worrisome sign for Mitt Romney down the stretch.

Dogged By FCAT Failures, Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson Resigns After 13 Months

August 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Robinson resigned late Tuesday amid a months-long controversy over the state’s testing regimen and errors on school grades that forced the department to change the marks for dozens of schools.

Early Voting Starts in 5 Counties, But Flagler And 61 Others Must Wait Until Saturday

July 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Legislators changed the election law in 2011 and reduced the number of early voting days from 15 to 10. At least two legal challenges have been filed to the early voting dates, though neither is likely to be decided before the primary election, Aug. 14.

ALEC’s Influence in Florida Is Broad
And Deep, With Business and Lawmakers

July 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

ALEC–the extreme right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council influencing many legislatures around the county–has an inordinate amount of influence on the Florida Legislature, according to a report by a coalition of liberal groups.

Tired of Waiting, Florida Audubon Sues Management District Over Everglades Pollution

July 27, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Florida Audubon Society on Friday filed legal petitions to force the South Florida Water Management District to enforce more-stringent laws put in place five years ago to reduce phosphorus levels in the Everglades.

Prison Privatization Still Unconstitutional As Court Rejects Attorney General’s Appeal

July 25, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

In a victory for police unions, an appeals court ruled against Attorney General Pam Bondi in a long-running battle about the Legislature’s attempt last year to privatize prisons across southern Florida.

Florida Tourism Lull Predicted, Slowing Local Growth, as Euro Zone Economies Suffer

July 24, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Economic woes in Europe will trickle across the Atlantic over the next few years as potential international guests stay home or see their native currency buy less once they arrive, a panel of economists estimates.

Florida House Candidate Bardley Maxwell Wants Government Employees’ Salaries Kept Secret

July 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Florida House candidate Bradley Maxwell wants to state workers’ salaries and benefits kept secret. He also wants personnel files kept sealed from public view. Maxwell is challenging two-term incumbent state Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda, D-Tallahassee.

GOP Attempt to Slash Food Stamps Eligibility Would Hurt Flagler and Florida Families

July 23, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 44 Comments

If Republicans get their way, the food stamps program as it is now now could become as much a relic as these old food stamp books. (NCReedplayer)

Republican efforts in Congress would end the food stamps program as it is now known, hugely reducing funding and eligibility, and significantly affecting Florida and Flagler families–and local economies. Some 9 percent of Flagler’s population, and 23 percent of children, are on food stamps.

As Florida and Other States Privatize Prison Health Services, Care Standards Suffer

July 22, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Florida and other states, in an attempt to cut costs, are increasingly outsourcing health care for inmates to for-profit companies, but the trend is raising concerns among unions and prisoners’ rights groups.

Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio as Romney’s Vice President: Florida GOP Hopes Fade

July 21, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio were front-runners as Mitt Romney’s vice-presidential picks a few months ago. No longer. Bush doesn’t want it. Rubio is no longer a politically opportune choice as Florida’s Hispanics lean heavily toward Obama.

Unemployment Rises Again in Flagler, To 12.3%, Stalls at 8.6% in Florida

July 20, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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June unemployment numbers were discouraging in Florida as well as in Flagler and Volusia counties–stalling in the state at 8.6 percent, with just 9,000 jobs created last month, while the unemployment rate jumped again in Flagler to 12.3 percent, and to 9.1 percent in Volusia.

3 Liberal Florida Justices Battle Conservative Foundation’s Plan to Depose Them

July 19, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Justices R. Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince filed a court motion to block the conservative Southeastern Legal Foundation from moving forward with 22 depositions in a merit-retention case. The foundation is targeting the justices for their liberalism.

Florida Colleges Vow to Be 1st in U.S. to Double Graduation Rates By 2020–With Extra Funding

July 18, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Florida’s 28 state and community colleges will request a 35 percent increase in state funding to reach those goals and think Gov. Rick Scott will back their play. Graduating from a four-year college costs $23,647.

Stop Paying Paper-Pushing Administrators And Union Bosses Better Than Teachers

July 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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Can anyone imagine the owner of the Miami Heat announcing that LeBron James has done such an outstanding job leading his team to the NBA championship that he is being “promoted” to a front-office job?

In Florida, Mitt Romney Has a New George W. Bush to Contend With: Gov. Rick Scott

July 16, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Mitt Romney may want Rick Scott a little further away in florida.

With Rick Scott’s poll numbers continuing to struggle and Florida a critical battleground in the November election, Democrats see the governor as a uniquely powerful albatross against Mitt Romney, who cannot win the election without winning Florida.

Florida’s High Court Affirms Guilty Until Proven Innocent Standard in Drug Possessions

July 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

In not requiring “knowledge” of the illegality of whatever they were carrying, the law puts Florida at odds with at least 48 other states that require prosecutors to convince a jury that defendants knew they were carrying illegal drugs.

Nan Rich Calls for Investigation Into TB Outbreak as Florida Surgeon General Fumes

July 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Senate Minority Leader and gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich called today (July 12) for the Senate to investigate reports of a tuberculosis outbreak in Northeast Florida as the state closes its last hospital dedicated to treating the disease.

Florida A&M’s James Ammons Resigns 8 Months After Robert Champion’s Hazing Death

July 11, 2012 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Florida A&M University President James Ammons resigned Wednesday amid continuing fallout from the hazing death of “Marching 100” drum major Robert Champion and other problems at the historically black school.

Scott Administration Downplays Northeast Florida Tuberculosis Spike; CDC Doesn’t

July 10, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

An April report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted a surge in cases of the highly contagious disease that appeared to be clustered in a homeless shelter, a jail and an outpatient mental health clinic in downtown Jacksonville.

George Zimmerman Bails Out and Passes Out the Hat for More Money

July 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

George Zimmerman is living in a safe house in Seminole County and he needs money, because when a second bond hearing put Zimmerman’s bail at $1 million, the neighborhood watch volunteer had to add $85,000 to the $15,000 he’d posted in April.

Foster Children in Group Homes in Miami and Jacksonville Falling Prey to Sex Trafficking

July 9, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The Florida Department of Children and Families contracts its group home services to private concerns. Oversight can be lax to the point of enabling sex trafficking. (Ian Sane)

Authorities said men lured teenage girls into prostitution, plying them with money, gifts and personal attention. The men collected the proceeds and paid the girls 40 percent. In the Jacksonville case, the teen was advertised in Backpage.com. In both cases, the alleged pimps also used teens as recruiters, police say.

A Lifeguard’s Soul,
Outsourced to the Bottom line

July 8, 2012 | Pierre Tristam | 13 Comments

Thomas Lopez was fired by Jeff Ellis and Associates, the private company to whom Hallandale Beach outsourced its lifeguard services, when Lopez tried to save a drowning man beyond his jurisdiction. It’s an example of privatization’s immoral priorities.

Conservatives Press Attack as Florida’s Liberal Justices Are Cleared of Campaign Wrongdoing

July 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Florida Supreme Court Justices Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente (center) and Peggy Quince, the more liberal justices on the court, are the target of a conservative campaign to unseat them.

An investigation into the filing of qualifying papers for Florida Supreme Court Justices Fred Lewis, Barbara Pariente and Peggy Quince has been closed, but the controversy about the trio’s place on this fall’s ballot is likely to continue.

Florida Law Barring Doctors From Asking Patients About Guns at Home Ruled Invalid

July 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

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The law restricts doctors’ ability to provide truthful, non-misleading information to a patient, U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke ruled. The “docs-vs-glocks” law was backed by the NRA and signed by Gov. Rick Scott in 2011.

Gov. Scott’s Health Law in Florida: No Medicaid Expansion, No Insurance Exchange

July 2, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Gov. Rick Scott will opt Florida out of the insurance “exchanges” the new health law designs to help residents find health coverage, and he will opt out of expanding medicaid, even though the federal government pays all the costs for expansion the first 2 years, and 90 percent thereafter.

Student-Led School Prayers Are Now Legal, But Fear of Litigation Could Trump God

July 1, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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The new Florida school prayer law lets local school districts approve policies allowing students to deliver prayers at school events, but districts aren’t likely to approve such measures for fear of costly litigation.

Chamber of Commerce and Other Florida Business Groups Howl Over at Health Care Law

June 29, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Florida business groups had led the charge against the federal Affordable Care Act, calling it a mandate that will fall on the shoulders of businesses still struggling to recover and facing more competition from the Internet, nearby states and foreign suppliers.

Get to Work, Governor Scott, and Implement Health Care Reform Now

June 28, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Now that the most conservative Supreme Court in the history of our nation has ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, perhaps it is time to redirect a little of that negative energy used to obstruct reform toward implementing the law and solving Florida’s health care crisis, writes former Florida House Democratic Leader Dan Gelber.

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