On the very day that Rep. Ron DeSantis introduced a constitutional amendment prohibiting Congress from exempting themselves from the laws they pass, it was reported to Historic City News that the Office of Personnel Management will rule that the health care plans of members of Congress, and their staffs, will receive a special subsidy.

Historic City News has received scores of e-mail and comments, on historiccity.com and our facebook, from readers responding to an editorial we ran after the July 22nd meeting of the St Augustine City Commission, titled “Hold on to your wallets”.

This afternoon, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported to Historic City News that their agency was receiving hundreds of phone calls from protest supporters claiming that Capitol Police members were denying them food.

FDLE Commissioner Gerald M. Bailey informed Historic City News as to the estimated costs and incident reports associated with the ongoing Capitol protests by demonstrators being called the “dream defenders”.

In February 2011, Glenn Hastings, executive director of the Tourist Development Council, was looking for help managing the category of bed tax revenue that funds local arts, cultural, and heritage events.

During their July 16 meeting, St Johns County commissioners heard detailed information; and, on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, Historic City News readers are invited to attend a workshop to consider and discuss the 2014 proposed budget.

When the St Augustine City Commission convenes Monday afternoon at 4:00 p.m., Historic City News reporters and commissioners will receive a pre-budget briefing from City Comptroller Mark Litzinger, and members will have the opportunity to establish the Fiscal 2013-2014 tentative millage rate.