Christine Jordan SextonMay 12, 2022
2min0
Reps. Wyman Duggan and Cord Byrd and Sen. Ed Hooper championed the new law
Tag: Law enforcement officersNatasha Ducre surveys the kitchen of her devastated home, which lost most of its roof during the passage of Hurricane Milton on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Ducre, her husband, three children and two grandkids rode out the storm in a government shelter and returned to find their home unlivable and much of their furniture and belongings destroyed by rainwater. Image via AP/Rebecca Blackwell.
Christine Jordan SextonMay 12, 2022
Renzo DowneyJune 25, 2021
7min2377
The Governor teased a possible cameo in Republican Governors' fight against crime.
Scott PowersJune 17, 2021
4min2088
Democrats say deployment is political stunt, questionable, and dangerous.
Renzo DowneyMarch 3, 2021
7min1188
The Governor is supportive of adding day care employees to the list.
Wire ServicesFebruary 23, 2021
7min1011
Federally-supported sites in Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando and Tampa will offer some of their vaccines to the expanded group.
Scott PowersDecember 10, 2019
4min399
Mental health options pursued for responders dealing with trauma stress
Scott PowersJanuary 28, 2019
9min480
Orange Co. Mayor Jerry Demings urged the delegation to protect housing trust fund dollars.
Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2018
3min477
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed into law the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017, a bill pushed in part by U.S. Rep. Val Demings to help address issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by law enforcement officers. Demings, a Democrat who formerly served as Orlando police chief, introduced the bipartisan measure […]
Scott PowersOctober 31, 2017
4min580
State and federal cuts in funding for mental health services are hamstringing funding for Orange County’s primary center to deal with people in crises because of mental health issues, officials told the Orange County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. A 40 percent federal cut in grant money used by local mental health diversion centers means a […]
Scott PowersMarch 17, 2017
3min676
Orlando’s State Attorney Aramis Ayala‘s decision to not pursue death penalty cases drew blistering criticism from one of Florida’s police union heads who called her a coward and a traitor. John Rivera, president of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, blasted Ayala in a press release saying that her decision outraged law enforcement officers. He called […]