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Associated PressJuly 24, 2015

The drama over Florida’s former lieutenant governor, who was forced to resign more than two years ago, may finally be over. The Florida Commission on Ethics on Friday unanimously approved a settlement with Jennifer Carroll where the one-time rising star in state Republican politics agreed to pay a $1,000 fine and admit she violated the […]

Associated PressMay 20, 2015

Florida’s top law enforcement agency is reporting an overall drop in crime in 2014, though there was a slight increase in the number of rapes and murders. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement report released Thursday showed that all crime dropped by 3.6 percent, mostly because of a 6.9 percent drop in robberies and a […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 5, 2015

The Florida Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to Gov. Rick Scott‘s recommended appointments for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Environmental Protection. However, the Cabinet also made clear that it will do an official search for those positions which follows the hiring process for Cabinet level positions. The Cabinet is slated to approve […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 4, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott reappointed 16 state agency executives by late Monday, all of whom weren’t confirmed by the Senate this spring. Scott reappointed Jon Steverson as interim executive director of the Department of Environmental Protection Secretary and appointed Rick Swearingen as an interim executive director of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Those agencies report to […]

Ryan RayApril 22, 2015

The House passed a bill to implement new procedures relating to suspects and other members of the public with diabetes Wednesday afternoon. The new law would require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to create online continuing-education courses to teach officers about indicators of and appropriate precautions to take when dealing with a diabetic suspect. […]

Daniel TilsonApril 2, 2015

Political columnists write stories. We’re not supposed to be stories. But as many of you already know, I became a big part of what turned into a big story during the past week or so. It started when I found out Gov. Rick Scott was getting creative about the propaganda strategy used to market his […]

Phil AmmannMarch 31, 2015

In his newest editorial cartoon, Bill Day takes on the state’s “Keystone Cops,” otherwise known as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. FDLE, in a rare moment of self-reflection, acknowledged it “could have better evaluated” the “threat” from Boca Raton-based blogger Daniel Tilson. Tilson’s transgression? Using a Beatles lyric in a recent Context Florida post […]

Phil AmmannMarch 31, 2015

In his newest editorial cartoon, Bill Day takes on the state’s “Keystone Cops,” otherwise known as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. FDLE, in a rare moment of self-reflection, acknowledged it “could have better evaluated” the “threat” from Boca Raton-based blogger Daniel Tilson. Tilson’s transgression? Using a Beatles lyric in a recent Context Florida post […]

Jac VerSteegMarch 31, 2015

Just a quick word about the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s decision to investigate whether Context Florida columnist Daniel Tilson is a threat to Florida Gov. Rick Scott. The FDLE sent an agent to Tilson’s home after he wrote a column about Gov. Scott’s gimmicky tax-cut booth and promoted his work on Facebook with a […]

Shannon NickinsonMarch 30, 2015

This is no way to run a railroad — or a state education system. In recent weeks, problems with the Florida Standards Assessment writing test made headlines. Schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties reported problems and testing was suspended for a time. After nearly three days of complaints from districts across the state about […]

Tag: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Jennifer Carroll to pay fine, admit violations in ethics case

Florida crime down in 2014, though murders, rapes on rise

Cabinet OKs Rick Scott agency heads, will follow new hiring guidelines

Andy Gardiner defends appointment record; Rick Scott reappoints 2

House passes diabetes sensitivity training for Florida law enforcement

Daniel Tilson: Reflections on my home visit from Rick Scott's FDLE

Bill Day’s latest: Daniel Tilson and the FDLE Keystone Cops

Bill Day's latest: Daniel Tilson and the FDLE Keystone Cops

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: FDLE erred on the side of incompetence

Shannon Nickinson: Educational testing in Florida: This is not good business