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The Sunday Conversation: Joshua Wagner defends votes to take cars off beach in Daytona

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Volusia County Councilman Joshua Wagner defends his votes to take cars off the beach and his support of of a retail outlet's request for taxpayer assistance to locate a high-end retail otlet mall off Interstate 95.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Volusia County Councilman Joshua Wagner clearly understands his votes in three separate ordinances to further restrict beach driving onthe World's Most Famous Beach® was not popular with constituents, but what he believes was best for business.

GOP State Rep. David Santiago optimistic on tax incentive bill for Daytona International Speedway

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The Sprint Cup cars on the track at the 2013 Daytona 500 / Headline Surfer

Video produced by MultimediaEditor Serafina FrederickHeadline Surfer interviews State Rep. David Santiago, R-Deltona, in front of Daytona International Speedway on his proposed legislation to provide sales tax breaks to DIS like other major Florida sports outlets. The bill would allow the speedway concessions of up to $2 million annually for 30 years in exchange for a $250 million-plus modernization of the speedway facilities.  The DIS announcement came on the heels of the 2013 Daytona 500 as shown in this Headline Surfer photo.

DAYTONA BEACH -- State Rep. David Santiago is optimistic his proposed legislation for $60 million in tax incentives for Daytona International will be approved by his colleagues to pave the way for a massive modernization project there. Santiago talked about his bill in Headline Surfer's online newsmaker show, "The Sunday Conversation."

The Sunday Conversation: 'Boots on the ground' is the MO for county chair candidate Jason Davis

Headline Surfer video by Serafina Frederick / Editor/Publisher Henry Frederick interviews Jason Davis of Edgewater.

DAYTONA BEACH -- Nothing is mission impossible for Jason Davis, candidate for Volusia County chair, who finished second in the Aug. 14 primary in a field of three, but good enough to force a runoff with first-place finisher Carl Persis of Ormond Beach.

The Sunday Conversation: Carl Persis

Headline Surfer video by Sera Frederick / Carl Persis didn't take power attorney Ted Doran lightly in the primary and he won't take surprise second-place finisher Jason Davis either in the general election. Click the video to hear more in 'The Sunday Conversation: Carl Persis.'

DAYTONA BEACH -- Carl Persis wants to become the face of Volusia County as its next elected chair. But standing in the way is surprise second-place finisher in the primary, Jason Davis.

The Sunday Conversation: Frank Bruno

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Headline Surfer videos produced by Sera Frederick / Volusia County Chair and dist. 8 State Senate candidate Frank Bruno is Headline Surfer's first guest for the 24/7 Internet newspaper's new online newsmaker interview, The Sunday Conversation. 

OCALA -- When Frank Bruno takes to the podium at the Ocean Center on Monday, he'll have trekked across five Central Florida counties in just a matter of days in his dual role as the face of Volusia County government and as Democratic candidate for the newly redrawn dist. 8 seat in the State Senate.