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Judge’s Order Calls For Kim Weeks and Others To Pay Flagler Officials $312,000 Over Frivolous, Malicious Complaints

October 5, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Kimberle Weeks when she was Flagler County's Supervisor of Elections, a few months before she resigned, seen here during a canvassing board meeting. She or her acolytes would file ethics complaints against all three men to the left: County Attorney Al Hadeed, who was also the canvassing board's attorney, and Commissioners Charlie Ericksen and Gorge Hanns. Hanns is no longer on the commission. All three complaints were deemed frivolous and false. (© FlaglerLive)

The orders are a remarkable victory for county government and for County Attorney Al Hadeed, who led the charge to recoup fees from Weeks, Dennis McDonald and Mark Richter Jr.

Ethics Panel Ratifies $4,500 Fine Against Barbara Revels in Closing Blur on Distinguished Service

January 27, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The fine and public censure bookend Barbara Revels’s eight years of public service as a member of the Flagler County Commission, where she had been its most effective member and most skillful parliamentarian.

Greg Hansen Sworn-In, Completing Historic Republican Sweep of County Commission

January 23, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Greg Hansen and his wife Linda Hansen immediately after the swearing in by County Judge Melissa Moore-Stens. Commissioner Charlie Ericksen is in the background. (© FlaglerLive)

Greg Hansen will fill the 22 months remaining on the term of the late Frank Meeker, a Republican who was often at war with the brand of local Republicans Hansen sympathizes with.

Florida Bar Dismisses Complaint Against County Attorney in Latest of Many Defeats for Growlers

February 11, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The Florida Bar’s dismissal keyed into the fact that one of the two complainants, Kimberle Weeks, had felony charges pending against her. The other tossed complaint was by John Ruffalo of the Ronald Reagan Republican Assemblies.

Ethics Commission Rejects Flagler’s Pitch to Recover Fees from Frivolous Complaints

January 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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The state ethics commission found too thin Flagler’s argument to recover fees from frivolous complaints by John Ruffalo and Dennis McDonald against County Attorney Al Hadeed and County Commissioner Nate McLaughlin.

Citing “Blasphemy,” “Libel” and “Smears,” County Will Seek Legal Fees From Attackers

November 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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In an extraordinary move, county government approved County Attorney Hadeed’s request to pursue John Ruffalo and Dennis McDonald for fees resulting from the two men’s invalidated ethics commission complaints.

Ethics Commission Tosses Complaints Against County Attorney Hadeed and Commissioner McLaughlin

October 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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The complaints were filed by John Ruffalo and Dennis McDonald, members of the Ronald Reagan Republican Assemblies, the radical-right organization devoted to upending the local governing establishment where and when it can.

Flagler’s Ronald Reagan Republicans: Don’t Associate Us With Palm Coast Charter Review

September 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Mike McElroy, president of the Ronald Reagan Republican Assemblies, says Palm Coast Councilman Steven Nobile’s push for a charter review–while not a bad idea–is entirely his own rather than an agenda of the RRRs.

John Ruffalo, a Reagan Assemblies Leader, Affronts County Commissioner at Courthouse

July 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 27 Comments

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Two months after another Reagan Assemblies member had to resign for a public obscenity, a founding member of the group allegedly insulted the county commissioners names at the county courthouse after calling him dishonorable in an email.

2 More “Ridiculous” Ethics Complaints Against Commissioner Revels and Attorney Hadeed

July 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

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The complaints, filed by Ronald Reagan Assemblies member John Ruffalo, allege conflicts of interest in the commissioner’s votes and target the attorney’s counsel to the commission.

The Fundamentalists Next Door

May 24, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 71 Comments

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It is up to the citizens of Flagler County–no matter your political persuasion or your party affiliation, your social views and religious beliefs–not to allow the voices of ignorance and intolerance decide what information you are permitted to consume.

Reagan Republican Richter Sends Sexually Offensive Email to Local Media, and Warning to FlaglerLive

May 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 69 Comments

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Mark Richter, a member of the Ronald Reagan Republican Assemblies of Flagler County, narrowly lost in the Republican primary for Flagler County Commission in 2014.

Flagler’s Ronald Reagan Group Orchestrating Blitz on Palm Coast Council Over City Charter

May 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 23 Comments

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An email request for “support” of council member Steven Nobile’s push for a charter review went to the local tea party membership, and was signed by the Ronald Reagan group’s president, Michael McElroy.

Recovering From Major Cancer Surgery, County Chairman Meeker Addresses REC Expulsion

April 10, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The Flagler County Republican Executive Committee’s expulsion of County Commission Chairman Frank Meeker may not be legal, and reflect the REC’s intention to put clubbish concerns ahead of county interests.

Palm Coast “Watchdogs” and Attorney Ordered to Pay County $3,100 Over Frivolous Suit

March 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Eight weeks ago, Orfinger found in favor of Palm Coast government, ordering the same attorney–Josh Knight–and a different client–Dennis McDonald–to pay Palm Coast $15,900 as a result of a frivolous suit the city fought off.

Commission Chairman Questions Election’s Integrity in Broad Criticism of Supervisor Kim Weeks’ Methods

September 16, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

County Commission Chairman George Hanns has generally been supportive of Elections Supervisor Kimberle Weeks, above. Not anymore. (© FlaglerLive)

George Hanns unleashed an unusually blunt and broad critique of Weeks at the end of a county commission meeting and went as far as questioning whether it was time to involve the state Division of Elections “about some of the things that are transpiring.”

Reagan Assemblies’ “Watchdogs” Can’t Take Defeat: As One Suit Is Tossed, a Pledge to File Another

September 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Just after a judge threw out a lawsuit this afternoon, the attorney for an obscure “Watchdogs” group said he’d file a new lawsuit alleging illegal conversations outside of meetings by county commissioners.

The Phony War Over Campaign Signs

August 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

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The problem isn’t the county’s ban on campaign signs at the public library, it’s the dismal slate of candidates on this year’s primary ballots, but Flagler’s Ronald Reagan Assembly candidates and Supervisor of Elections Weeks have teamed up to play up a bogus controversy.

County Commission Candidate Mark Richter’s Past: Felony Conviction, 7 Weeks in Navy, and Unanswered Questions

August 14, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 107 Comments

Flagler County Commission candidate Mark Richter refused to document claims about his recent past or answer questions about his background until records obtained by FlaglerLive compelled him to address a few issues. But he left many questions unanswered.

Kimberle Weeks Calls County’s Campaign Sign Rules “Interference”; Administrator Craig Coffey Responds

August 12, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Kimberle Weeks says the county’s political-sign rules “may create an unpleasant and dangerous environment” for voters and campaigners at the public library. County Administrator Craig Coffey disagrees.

At Flagler Tea Party Candidates Night, A Dearth of Voters, Democrats and Awareness

July 23, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

Pastor Sims Jones of Palm Coast flashed his favorites at the Flagler Tea Party's candidate night Modnay. (© FlaglerLive)

The Tea Party’s candidate night is still the liveliest and best attended of all such events, as it was Monday, but the turn-out of interested voters was sharply down from two years ago, Democrats were virtual no-shows, and long-time observers of the political scene complained of some candidates’ disconnect from current issues.

Flagler County Argues Charge Against Commissioner Revels Belongs at Ethics Commission, Not in Court

July 9, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Flagler County's $1.23 million acquisition of the old Memorial Hospital building last year is at the center of a lawsuit by a new group against the county. (© FlaglerLive)

County Attorney Al Hadeed countered a lawsuit alleging ethical improprieties by Commissioner Barbara Revels in last summer’s purchase of the old Memorial Hospital by claiming that the group suing has no standing in circuit court, but can take its case to the Florida Commission on Ethics.

Palm Coast Voters Lose Again: The City Of Low Turnout Gets a Spoiled Election

April 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

Palm Coast's 2014 elections may have been spoiled before they began. (Keith Bacongco)

Even if Palm Coast and Supervisor of Elections Weeks work out their differences, as it now looks like they have, voters have already lost as this months-long manufactured controversy will become election campaign fodder for candidates who don’t have anything more substantial to offer.

Rumble in the Jumble: Marking Territory, Flagler Republicans Just Can’t Get Along

August 30, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

John Ruffalo, a member of the Ronald Reagan Republican Assemblies, allegedly used force against a 72-year-old woman to keep her from going into Republican headquarters in the Staples shopping center Saturday, even though she is the wife of the chairman of the Flagler County Republican Executive Committee, and a member of the committee herself.

In Flagler Commission Race, Ronald Reagan Club Targets Fellow-Republican Meeker

August 8, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

A complaint alleges that Frank Meeker, the Palm Coast council member running for county commission, is violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits employees of any agency receiving federal dollars from running for office. Meeker works for the St. Johns River Water Management District, which gets 0.4 percent of its revenue from the federal government.

Calling Their Tactic “Legal but Immoral,” Jim O’Connell Asks Flagler’s Write-Ins to Withdraw

June 12, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 57 Comments

In an open letter to write-in candidates in coming elections, Jim O’Connell, the former Flagler County Commissioner tells the write-ins their presence on the ballot will deny 40,000 voters their right to vote.

Write-In Sham: How an Obscure GOP Group Is Disenfranchising 40,000 Voters in Local Races

June 6, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 56 Comments

Democrats and Independents would normally be allowed to vote in primaries featuring only Republican candidates. By fielding write-ins who have no chance or intention of winning, the Ronald Reagan group is locking out those Democrats and Independents by creating the artifice of a contested general election.

GOP’s Congressional Candidates Vie to Out-Right Each Other In Their Flagler Coming Out

April 3, 2012 | FlaglerLive | 18 Comments

The six Republican candidates for Flagler County’s newly drawn congressional district, in a joint appearance in Palm Coast Monday, could not distinguish themselves on issues, but did so in experience and style as they were hosted by the local chapter of the Ronald Reagan Republican Assemblies.

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