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Ryan NicolMay 9, 2018

After receiving criticism for their delay in confronting the shooter at Stoneman Douglas High, the Miami Herald is reporting that Broward Sheriff’s deputies on the scene had not undergone active shooter training since 2015 or 2016. That’s in contrast to many of the Coral Springs officers who arrived and eventually rushed into the building. Those […]

Ryan NicolMay 7, 2018

After months of denials to politicians and media members (including this reporter), WLRN’s Jessica Bakeman reports that Broward County Public School officials now acknowledge Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz had been admitted to the PROMISE Program before he carried out his February massacre. Some background: After the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 10, 2018

At a meeting of the “Collier for [Donald] Trump Club” over the weekend, Republican candidate for governor Ron DeSantis staked out a provocative position regarding the case of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who went to his former high school in Parkland in February and shot 17 people dead. In response to an audience question suggesting that “nefarious” […]

Staff ReportsMarch 29, 2018

The brother of the suspected Florida high school gunman pleaded no contest Thursday to trespassing on the campus where the deadly rampage occurred and was sentenced to time served and six months of probation. Circuit Judge Melinda Kirsch Brown also ordered Zachary Cruz, 18, to enroll in therapy, wear an ankle monitor and said he […]

Mitch PerryMarch 7, 2018

Commissioner Les Miller‘s proposal to have Hillsborough County ban assault weapons died Wednesday after failing to pick up a second vote from the County Commission. The five-member board did come out to support a measure extending the waiting period to buy a firearm in the county from three days to five, as well as voting to advance new […]

Danny McAuliffeMarch 3, 2018

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The Florida Senate took the better part of eight hours during a rare Saturday session to work through 128 amendments — only one of which passed the floor — on a single bill. And even with the amendment’s approval, partisan spirits haven’t changed on the proposal designed to address issues unearthed in the wake of […]

Mitch PerryMarch 1, 2018

With the horrific Broward County school shooting fresh on their minds, hundreds of King High School students in Tampa registered (or pre-registered) to vote Wednesday for the upcoming midterm elections. Twice a year, Hillsborough Elections Supervisor Craig Latimer takes staff members to every high school in the county to register students 18 years old or older, as […]

Danny McAuliffeFebruary 28, 2018

When several amendments were filed on gun bills ahead of their hearings in the House and Senate budget committees on Tuesday, the mother of a teacher killed in the Parkland shooting said she felt misled by the Legislature. Linda Beigel Schulman’s son Scott Beigel was among the 17 killed by 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz on Feb. […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 28, 2018

In Tampa Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott continued a statewide tour touting his proposed $500 million to make Florida’s public schools safer in the aftermath of the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School two weeks ago. The Governor’s plan includes putting law enforcement officers in every Florida public school, assembling a “threat-assessment team” that would embed a member […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 27, 2018

Attorney General candidate Jay Fant wants a second investigation, including convening a grand jury, into the local response to the Parkland school massacre. Even though Gov. Rick Scott has already tasked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to look into local law enforcement’s response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, the Jacksonville Republican lawmaker is […]

Tag: Nikolas Cruz

After Parkland shooting, Broward Sheriff’s Office admits deputies had no active shooter training since 2016

Broward superintendent now admits Parkland shooter was admitted to PROMISE Program

Ron DeSantis charges that ‘liberal’ Broward school district could have stopped Nikolas Cruz

Shooting suspect’s brother pleads no contest to trespassing

Hillsborough Commission rejects assault weapons ban

Post-Parkland Senate bill primed for floor vote

Guns on the minds of Tampa high schoolers registering to vote

Mother of dead Parkland teacher questions Legislature’s transparency

In Tampa, Rick Scott remains noncommittal on signing law to arm teachers

Jay Fant wants second investigation of Broward Sheriff’s Department over Parkland shooting