Danny McAuliffeApril 16, 2019
5min547
'This is when everything starts to get negotiated.'
Tag: Florida Sheriffs AssociationTrump signs say no trespassing to FEMA workers in Florida.
Danny McAuliffeApril 16, 2019
Ryan NicolMarch 6, 2019
4min315
A bipartisan companion bill has been filed in the House.
Ryan NicolMarch 4, 2019
6min307
"No one knows what's going to happen."
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 27, 2018
5min311
A mailer is hitting voters’ mailboxes this weekend pushing for Amendment 10, which would constitutionally require certain county offices be elected. The Florida Sheriff’s Association flyer features Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri on the front. Gualtieri is a board member on the statewide group backing Amendment 10. “The importance of our Sheriffs in protecting Florida’s […]
Jacob OglesOctober 18, 2018
6min548
Recently retired Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott made headlines speaking out in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreation use. “There are serious drugs. We’re got people dying of heroin overdoses, the opioid crisis, across the country” Scott told Florida Politics. “I’d rather see these dollars and resources, in my opinion, better used to targeting those […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 7, 2018
4min402
The state’s Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a lower court ruling approving Amendment 10, which would overhaul state and local governments by requiring certain offices now appointed to be elected. That means the constitutional change remains on the Nov. 6 ballot, though it still must be approved by no less than 60 percent of […]
Scott PowersJuly 27, 2018
1min295
Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter has been elected as the new president of the Florida Sheriffs Association, the group announced Friday morning. Hunter, a 24-year law enforcement veteran and Columbia County native, takes over leadership of the group representing the state’s 67 county sheriffs from Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson. “The Florida Sheriffs Association could not […]
Danny McAuliffeApril 30, 2018
4min366
Florida law enforcement deputies and officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice in 2017 were honored at a Florida Sheriffs Association tribute on Monday. At FSA’s headquarters stands a memorial with the names of each fallen Florida cop. Before 2017, 369 names were carved into the memorial, according to FSA President and Walton County Sheriff Mike […]
Drew WilsonApril 11, 2018
5min512
Two dozen county sheriffs across the state said Wednesday that they were in favor of a Constitution Revision Commission proposal that would add a “crime victim bill of rights” to the Florida Constitution. The endorsements represent more than a third of Florida’s 67 county sheriffs. The proposal, known as “Marsy’s Law,” would put several rights […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 21, 2018
7min326
Like many of you, I have been praying for those that were murdered or injured in Parkland, as well as for their families and the community. Our hearts are broken for them. The grief and sorrow being experienced by this community is no doubt crushing to their souls and we should continue to lift them […]