Tag: law enforcement
Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Scott PowersJanuary 3, 2019
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The transition committee advising Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis on school safety raised concerns Thursday about clashing cultures of law enforcement, mental health professionals and educators, and argued that state officials must force changes in mindsets. Several members of DeSantis’ Transition Advisory Committee on Public Safety and state staff members advising the panel made stark assessments Thursday of progress made […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 30, 2018
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Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren is condemning what he describes as a misleading and inaccurate attack ad against gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum. The television ad in question features several county sheriffs accusing Gillum, a Democrat, of siding with “radicals” and supporting plans to gut law enforcement and prisons. “The [Ron] DeSantis campaign is playing dirty […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 20, 2018
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In the bare-knuckled GOP primary race for Attorney General, former Hillsborough Circuit Judge Ashley Moody played up law enforcement backing to distinguish herself from opponents. Now the nominee, Moody continues to bank law enforcement endorsements — including from the other side of the aisle. Moody’s campaign rolled out a list Thursday of 14 more sheriffs endorsing her, […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 5, 2018
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Representatives from Florida’s Fusion Centers, which are aimed at sharing information between state agencies to assess potential threats, admitted the organization had no information on Nikolas Cruz before February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School. That’s despite a series of red flags identified by the FBI, Broward Sheriff’s Office, and school officials prior to the attack. […]


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