Jesse SchecknerNovember 14, 2021
8min1137
Rizo runs a consulting firm specializing in charter schools and filed a major police bill in September.
Tag: Fraternal Order of Police
Jesse SchecknerNovember 14, 2021
A.G. GancarskiOctober 21, 2021
4min995
The same union endorsed another candidate in the race in 2018.
Peter SchorschSeptember 6, 2020
9min628
The lobbyists workers and unions turn to for help in the state Capitol.
Kelly HayesJuly 24, 2020
3min931
The Fraternal Order of Police is endorsing Amanda Makki in her run for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The Florida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police has nearly 20,000 members in 100 local divisions. The two lodges in Pinellas County chose to endorse Makki’s candidacy, believing she will stand against recent movements calling to […]
Jacob OglesJune 19, 2020
3min587
Brooks death sparked outrage after a week of police protests.
Associated PressJune 12, 2020
2min475
"Gamin’s comments showed very poor judgment and caused considerable embarrassment for this agency.”
Associated PressJune 9, 2020
3min300
Brevard FOP Head Bert Gamin invited suspended officers to Florida
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 7, 2019
6min493
In a move that may or may not lend credence to rumors that he is running for Jacksonville Mayor in 2019, Democratic City Councilman Garrett Dennis demanded a tranche of records from Republican Mayor Lenny Curry last month. Dennis wanted “expedited attention” for his request for information, including secondary employment forms for mayor’s office employees, non-payroll payments to city […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 11, 2018
10min360
All good things come to an end: and so it is for the 2018 calendar for the Jacksonville City Council, which met Tuesday for the final time this year. Just a few of the highlights, beyond the X-Mas sweaters depicted in the graphic…. _ Health care options for public safety: New changes to collective bargaining […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 4, 2018
4min349
Jacksonville City Council committees on Monday and Tuesday approved changes in collective bargaining for fire and police employees that could change health plans. Ordinances 2018-756 and 2018-757 would allow the unions to separate from the city health care plan in 2020. They were passed without opposition in both committees of reference (“Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and […]