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DeSantis Scraps Another Cabinet Meeting, Canceling State Business; Fried Calls It ‘Insult’ to Floridians

June 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Secretary Nikki Fried, at right, challenged Gov. Ron DeSantis during a Florida Cabinet meeting on June 15, 2021. (Screenshot/Florida Channel)

Gov. Ron DeSantis has cancelled a meeting of the Florida Cabinet again, prompting complaints from Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried that the governor is evading oversight under Florida’s unique executive branch mechanism.

DeSantis Defends Press Secretary Christina Pushaw, Who ‘Belatedly’ Registered as Foreign Agent

June 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

DeSantis Press Secretary Christina Pushaw's Twitter profile photo.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his press secretary, Christina Pushaw, after The Washington Post reported that Pushaw this week registered as a foreign agent because of previous work for the former president of the country of Georgia.

Bunnell’s Long-Awaited Commerce Parkway Survives Veto, as Does Barrier Island Sewer Project, But Not Ag Museum

June 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

That was 11 years ago, at the groundbreaking of Commerce Park and the new Wendy's at the corner of Commerce Parkway and State Road 100, when Bunnell officials were still dreaming of Commerce Parkway becoming a bypass around Bunnell, to U.S. 1. The project now appears a go. Gov. Ron DeSantis did not veto a $6 million allocation for it. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued $3.13 billion in vetoes Thursday as he signed a record $109.9 billion budget for the fiscal year that will begin July 1. For Bunnell, the $6.8 million allocated for long-awaited Commerce Parkway survived, as did an $8 million allocation for the barrier island’s septic-to-sewer project.

Florida Healthcare Providers Sue the State Over 15-Week Abortion Law that Starts July 1

June 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The law has caused an upset among reproductive rights activists, and the lawsuit claims that HB 5, the piece of legislation that was approved this spring by the Legislature, violates protections under the Florida Constitution.

5th District’s Judge Meredith Sasso Among Applicants to Florida Supreme Court Vacancy

May 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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

After reshaping the Florida Supreme Court to reflect his legal and political ideology, Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to pick a new justice who will give him four appointees on the state’s highest court. Judge Sasso is a member of the American Enterprise Institute Leadership Network and the ultra-conservative Federalist Society, whose faculty advisors included Robert Bork and Antonin Scalia.

Voluble on All Things National and Ideological, DeSantis Is Mum on Robb Elementary Massacre

May 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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About the mass murder this week in Uvalde, Texas — where an 18-year-old shot to death 19 small kids and two teachers — Gov. Ron DeSantis has uttered not a peep beyond ordering flags at state and local facilities flown at half staff — and it was President Joe Biden’s proclamation.

In Response to Texas School Massacre, Biden Calls for More Gun Regulations, Florida GOP for Prayers

May 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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In the wake of the latest mass shooting at a school, President Biden called for tougher gun controls and for Americans to stand up to powerful gun lobbyists. Florida’s GOP leaders maintained opposition to gun restrictions and offered prayers.

DeSantis Veto of Modest Bankruptcy Relief Will Hurt Stressed Floridian Families That Need It Most

May 24, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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The bill would have afforded a measure of relief for Floridians already beset by bankruptcy, by giving them a little credit for equity in their primary vehicle. DeSantis voted no, claiming, ridiculously, that it would “incentivize” people to file for bankruptcy. But no one wants to file personal bankruptcy.

3 Republican-Appointed Judges Call DeSantis-Inspired Law Targeting Social Media Unconstitutional

May 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Dealing a major setback to Gov. Ron DeSantis, a three-judge federal appellate panel of judges appointed by Republican presidents, including Donald Trump, on Monday ruled that a 2021 Florida law targeting social-media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter unconstitutionally restricts the companies’ First Amendment rights.

Appeals Court Sides with DeSantis on Elimination of Black-Access North Florida Congressional District

May 21, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

DeSantis’ map divides North Florida Blacks among four white-dominated congressional districts. (Florida Legislature)

A court order issued Friday means that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional redistricting plan, which dismantles a North Florida district likely to elect a Black candidate, will be used for this year’s primary and general elections, at least for now.

‘There’s a Lot of Covid Out There’: Virus Spiking Again in Flagler, But This Time Response Is Left to Individuals

May 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 37 Comments

Don't bother if they're not the N95 kind. (© FlaglerLive)

Covid is back in force again in Flagler and Florida, and is on pace to be raging in the next few weeks. The public health response is vastly different than it was in the first two years of the pandemic, with a focus on a hands-off approach that leaves everything to personal choices while making a vast array of health measures freely available–if people choose to use them, and if they’re aware of them. Neither is necessarily the case, thus accelerating the spread of the latest variant.

Replicating Math Textbook Censorship, Florida Tells Publishers to Kill Social Justice and CRT in History Books

May 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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The department is accepting bids from companies through June 10 to provide social-studies books for a five-year period starting in 2023. The department posted to its website a 29-page document that lists criteria for what is expected to be included in the books — and what’s expected to be left out.

DeSantis Signs New Law Banning Protests Outside Private or Elected Officials’ Homes

May 16, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 32 Comments

Watch for the protest police. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation providing for jail terms of up to 60 days and $500 fines for protesting outside the homes of public officials and private citizens — like what’s been happening to U.S. Supreme Court justices since the leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade.

DeSantis signs K-12 ‘Victims of Communism’ Bill then Rails Against ‘Marxists’ on Campuses

May 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Sen. Joe McCarthy, left, and Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Wikimedia Commons and (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Monday a measure creating a “Victims of Communism Day” at Florida’s public schools, though much of the discussion centered around what state officials believe to be a rise in communist sympathies at Florida’s college campuses.

DeSantis Claims ‘Ideology’ Found In Rejected Math Texts. Reviewers Find Near-Zero Evidence of It.

May 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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Out of thousands of pages of responses by people it enlisted to review the texts, only one reviewer found that critical race theory constituted a large component of any of the books and only a handful found evidence that some “might” contain critical race theory, just as most reviewers found no social emotional learning.

College Students and Staff: Ignore the Voluntary but Autocratic ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ Survey

May 1, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Calling it the latest example of creeping authoritarianism, the president of the University of Florida’s faculty union urged students and employees to ignore the so-called “viewpoint discrimination” survey now required on Florida’s college and university campuses, in compliance with a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Revamped Lawsuit Targets DeSantis’s ‘Intentionally Racially Discriminatory’ Redistricting Plan

April 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis at the state fair in Tampa in February. (Facebook)

In documents filed in federal court in Tallahassee, voting-rights groups and five individual plaintiffs alleged that the plan Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature should be blocked because it will reduce — or eliminate — the chances of Black candidates being elected in North Florida and the Orlando area.

Gov. DeSantis Vows to Sign Law Allowing Open, Permitless Gun Carrying Before He Leaves Office

April 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

It won;t be for laughs anymore. (© FlaglerLive)

Citing some 25 states that have already done it, Gov. Ron DeSantis gave “constitutional carry” — allowing people to carry guns without concealed weapons permits — his full endorsement during a news conference on Friday.

State School Board Appoints Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. as Florida’s Education Commissioner, Replacing Corcoran

April 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Outgoing Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran (left) and newly appointed Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. talk Friday. (NSF)

Diaz will assume the role June 1 and become the state’s first Hispanic education commissioner. In the meantime, Department of Education Senior Chancellor Jacob Oliva–a former Flagler school superintendent–will serve as interim leader of the agency.

DeSantis Vetoes Controversial Rooftop Solar Bill, Handing Victory to Environmental Groups

April 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Still glittering. (Jeremy Bezanger on Unsplash)

The bill (HB 741) dealt with a somewhat-wonky issue known as “net metering.” But it drew a fierce debate during this year’s legislative session, as supporters said the state needed to end subsidies for people with rooftop-solar systems and opponents contended the measure would cripple the rooftop-solar industry.

We Don’t Talk Enough About the Positive Side of American Racism and Genocide

April 27, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

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The only dates that matter to real Americans are 1492, 1776, and 1980 (the year the Blessed Ronald Reagan ascended to the Oval Office). Don’t let these “woke” teachers even mention 1619: it’s all a damn lie.

DeSantis Signs Voting Restrictions Into Law, But State Suspends Enforcement, Complying with Court Order

April 26, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

Even drop boxes that aren't at county supervisors' actual offices are safe for now. (© FlaglerLive)

In a notice to Chief Judge Mark Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Secretary of State Laurel Lee said officials also would place a hold on provisions restricting use of ballot drop boxes to county election supervisors’ main or permanent branch offices used for early voting.

Say It Ain’t So, Jacob: Why Is Flagler’s Former Star Superintendent Drinking the Reactionary Kool-Aid?

April 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

Jacob Oliva (© FlaglerLive)

Jacob Oliva went from being one of the most progressive, innovative and inclusive superintendents in the history of Flagler County to a shill,  as one of two Florida senior chancellors of education, for the single most regressive, reactionary and just plain mean state departments of education in the nation. Something isn’t adding up. 

DeSantis Signs Bill Restricting Discussions of Race and Gender in Workplace as Critics Call It Unconstitutional

April 23, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

The culture-war bill HB 7, described as “Individual Freedom,” restricts conversations about race and gender in schools and workplaces. State Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. was a Senate co-sponsor of the bill and voted for it. (He’s now up for the Florida Education Commissioner job.)

DeSantis Opens Special Session with Retaliatory Salvo Against Disney Over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Stance

April 19, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 24 Comments

It's Disney on one side, Gov. DeSantis and Republican lawmakers on the other. (© FlaglerLive)

Ratcheting up a fight with Walt Disney Co., Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded a special legislative session to consider eliminating a decades-old governing district set up for Disney World and nearby properties.

Education Department Still Mum About Rejection of Textbooks as DeSantis Invokes ‘Proprietary Information’

April 18, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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After a high-profile announcement Friday about rejecting math textbooks submitted for adoption by the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education are providing few details about how the books violated state academic standards.

Claiming ‘Indoctrination,’ Florida Education Department Rejects 41% of Math Textbooks Submitted

April 17, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 39 Comments

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Friday afternoon heading into a holiday weekend, statewide education officials announced that they rejected 54 math textbooks out of 132 — that’s 41 percent — claiming that some of the materials attempt to “indoctrinate” kids with references to so-called critical race theory.

DeSantis Signs 15-Week Abortion Ban Into Law During Quasi-Religious Ceremony

April 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

Republican State Rep. Erin Grall, House sponsor of HB 5 — the 15-week abortion ban. Gov. Ron DeSantis (background) signed the bill into law today. (DeSantis Facebook)

Gov. Ron DeSantis went to church Thursday to sign a 15-week abortion ban into law during a ceremony bearing many of the accoutrements of a worship service. The American Civil Liberties Union immediately promised to challenge the law in court.

How Ron DeSantis Is Campaigning on Taxpayers’ Dime

April 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared on April 8 in Port St. Joe to hand out infrastructure grants and campaign for reelection. (Facebook)

Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to the Florida Panhandle on Friday to dispense $23 million in infrastructure grants but spent the bulk of his time complaining about the Biden administration and culture war sore spots. During his 35-minute event in Port St. Joe, for example, the governor spent about seven minutes discussing the grants and handing out checks; the rest was politics.

New Laws Let Visitors See Loved Ones in Health Care Facilities, Even in an Outbreak

April 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill April 6 that will make it easier for people like White to see their loved ones in health care facilities. Before Florida, at least eight states had passed similar laws, and several others have bills under consideration.

Borrowing Page from Trump, DeSantis Attacks Judge Who Doesn’t Rule His Way, Drawing Rebukes

April 7, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis has tailored mannerisms, speech modes and tactics after Donald Trump, such as attacks on judges who disagree with his policies. (© FlaglerLive)

Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislative Republican leaders unloaded at U.S. District Judge Mark Walker after he struck down key portions of last year’s voter suppression law. James Gustafson Jr., president of the Tallahassee chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), wrote an opinion piece defending Walker against the attacks.

DeSantis on Defensive After New York City Mayor Launches Campaign Against Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

April 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

New York City Mayor Eric Adams preparing to address Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, with an advertising campaign of his own in response. (Facebook/screenshot)

Adams, a Democrat, invited Floridians to move to New York if they are in opposition to the recently signed legislation that critics say threatens LGBTQ people by prohibiting discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation in public school classrooms.

First Amendment at Center of Lawsuit Against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

April 3, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

Students protesting on the 5th floor of the Florida Capitol Building. Mar. 3, 2022. Credit: Danielle J. Brown

A pivotal lawsuit in Florida — related to classroom instruction of sexual identity and gender orientation — could have heavy implications for what the discussions will sound like when it comes to free speech and the First Amendment.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida’s New Limits on Voting Access, Calling It ‘Cynical Effort to Suppress Turnout’

March 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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 A federal judge has stricken key voting restrictions that the Florida Legislature passed last year as unconstitutional, concluding that they make voting more difficult for everybody but “intentionally target” minorities and “unduly” burden disabled voters.

“Don’t Say Gay” Law Draws Federal Lawsuit Three Days After DeSantis Signs It

March 31, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Protesters fought what they called the "don't say gay" bill during the legislative session. (NSF)

Three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure, LGBTQ-advocacy groups, parents, students and a teacher filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law that includes barring instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early school grades.

Insurrectionist Supporter and QAnon Follower, a DeSantis Appointee, Begins Service on State Board of Education

March 30, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Two new women members of Florida’s State Board of Education made their debuts Wednesday, revealing a conservative to far right bent that could foreshadow their priorities for the state’s public school system and its 2.8-million students. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Esther Byrd and Grazie Pozo Christie in mid-March, just before the 2022 legislative session was ending.

DeSantis Wanted His Own Re-Districting Plan, so He Vetoes Legislature’s and Orders Special Session

March 29, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

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DeSantis threatened the veto even before the Legislature ignored his demand that lawmakers follow his own plan for drawing new districts — a plan that diminishes Black voting power and would give the GOP 18 of the 28 seats to which Florida is entitled following the 2020 U.S. Census.

DeSantis Signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill as Federal Officials Monitor Florida for ‘Civil Rights Violations’

March 28, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a large print of a children’s book about a transgender kid on March 28, 2022 Credit: screenshot/Florida Channel

The legislation disallows mention of sexual orientation and gender identity. It has drawn national condemnation, and the U.S. Department of Education warned that it will be watching for potential infringement of civil rights.

Yes, Current Rules Give Transgender Women Athletes an Unfair Advantage. But Bans Aren’t the Answer.

March 27, 2022 | Pierre Tristam | 23 Comments

Lia Thomas last week before winning the 500. (YouTube/NCAA)

There is something unfair about Lia Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania star swimmer and transgender woman, winning races and breaking records, and there is something rational in calls by some of her competitors–and by some transgender athletes themselves–for a rule change that addresses both fairness and inclusion.

DeSantis Signs Bill Intensifying Scrutiny of School Library Books and Imposing 12-Year Limit on School Board Terms

March 25, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Calling it a move toward “curriculum transparency,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that will intensify scrutiny of school library books and instructional materials and impose 12-year term limits on school board members.

Sunshine Sunday: Keeping Open Government From Eclipse in Florida

March 20, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Today, there are 1,138 exemptions to Florida’s open government laws, almost 200 more than 20 years ago, and growing. The public cannot simply rely on the good-natured commitment of those in government to safeguard transparency. Sunshine Week is the collective national effort to keep government doors to the public open, and its roots began in Florida.

Lawmakers Approve Record $112 Billion Budget as DeSantics Calls Session ‘Year of the Parent’

March 14, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis, House Speaker Chris Sprowls, and Senate President Wilton Simpson on last day of session. March 14, 2022. (Danielle J. Brown)

Lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis met in the afternoon at the 4th floor of the state Capitol building to close out the Legislature’s work, with the annual “sine die” tradition of the handkerchief drop to adjourn the two-month session.

DeSantis and Florida Republicans Discover Their Inner Soviet

March 13, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

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It’s been a grim few weeks. Democracy, human rights and free speech are under assault as they’ve not been in generations. Misinformation and fabrications are carpet-bombing reality. Thought policing is muzzling expression and rewriting history as a worship-jerk. Individual freedom is in retreat. Authoritarianism–bullying, vengeful, exultant–is triumphant. 

School Book Inquisitions and School Board Term Limits Head for Governor’s Signature

March 11, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Soon to be term limited. (© FlaglerLive)

School board members soon could be limited to serving 12-year terms under a bill that is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis — but the measure also includes a controversial provision that would intensify scrutiny of school library books and instructional materials.

‘Trust Me, I’m a Politician’: Dr. Ladapo’s Irresponsible Recommendation Against Vaccinating Young Floridians

March 9, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Dr. Stephen Playe, a retired ER physician living in the Hammock, questions the motives behind Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s announcement that he would recommend against administering the Covid vaccine to young, healthy children .

Scorning National Outcry, Florida Senate Passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill in 22-17 Vote

March 8, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

LGBTQ advocates and lawmakers speak out against HB 1557. March 7, 2022. Credit: Danielle J. Brown

The bill provides parents the opportunity to sue if a school district withholds certain information from them about their child’s well-being or if their child is exposed to instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity deemed not “age-appropriate.” That could mean everything from the very early grades to high school.

Beyond Ballot Suppression, Florida Lawmakers Are Shackling Voters’ Rights to Change Constitution

March 5, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Floridians have relied on the ballot-initiative process in recent years to legalize medical marijuana, increase the minimum wage and limit the expansion of gambling in the state. Efforts like that may soon become much harder to pull off as Republican lawmakers aim to restrict the process.

DeSantis Heckles Students to Take Off Face Masks and Derides ‘Covid Theater’

March 2, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at press conference after urging students to remove their masks. Mar. 2, 2022. Credit: Screenshot/Florida Channel

While Gov. Ron DeSantis has touted a law called the Parents’ Bill of Rights, he didn’t take into consideration Wednesday that he could be imposing on parent rights when he aggressively told masked students they they didn’t have to wear them.

Florida’s New Elections Restrictions Are Driving Local Supervisors from Office

February 15, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Some of the officials who supervise Florida elections are considering retiring under the threat of $25,000 fines if they make mistakes, according to testimony produced Tuesday in the federal trial over the GOP-dominated Legislature’s new voting restrictions.

Supreme Court Rejects DeSantis Request on Cutting Up Congressional District Held by Black Democrat

February 10, 2022 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis for an advisory opinion about his proposal to revamp a sprawling North Florida congressional district that has been held by a Black Democrat.

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