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A.G. GancarskiFebruary 26, 2018

Rep. Jay Fant, a Republican candidate for State Attorney, renewed his calls for Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel to step down in the wake of reportage that deputies stood down, as did the school resource officer, in a mass shooting that killed 17 in Parkland earlier this month. Fant, a signatory on a letter from […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 25, 2018

Bill Nelson is responding to criticism offered by Rick Scott that the Democrat has done “nothing” when it comes to gun safety. “I have voted for and sponsored every major piece of legislation, including the comprehensive background checks, as well as getting the assault rifles off the streets,” Nelson told reporters Sunday following a church service […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 25, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott is asking for an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement into the law enforcement response — namely the Broward County Sheriff’s office — into the last week’s Parkland school shooting. Calls for an FDLE inquiry is in response to a push from state lawmakers for Scott to remove Broward County […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 25, 2018

The Broward County Sheriff says a letter from a state lawmaker calling for his resignation after a mass school shooting is “riddled with factual errors, unsupported gossip and falsehoods.” Sheriff Scott Israel issued his response in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott that the sheriff’s office released to the news media late Saturday. Israel’s letter […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 25, 2018

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Republican Bill Hager, the chairman of the appropriations committee in the Florida House which will be asked to budget as much as $500 million to bolster the state’s school safety programs, gun laws and mental-health initiatives, is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to remove Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. Israel is under intense scrutiny after Coral Springs […]

Ana CeballosFebruary 15, 2018

As the country grapples with the aftermath of a high school mass shooting in Broward County, Senate President Joe Negron said Thursday the upper chamber will be focused on boosting funding for mental health and campus security — not gun control. “I think that the key for me — and what I am focusing on […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 15, 2018

Less than 24 hours after Nicolas Cruz killed 17 people at the high school that expelled him in Parkland, Florida, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions weighed in, as did Gov. Rick Scott and state leaders. State leaders vowed to devote resources to “school hardening” and ensuring that mentally ill people don’t have access to guns. The President […]

Florence SnyderJanuary 23, 2017

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Mike Sallah, a Pulitzer Prize-winning member of the Miami Herald Brain Drain, may be working for Gannett in Washington, but he’s still looking out for the folks in Florida. Sallah and Naples Daily News staffer Kristyn Wellesley teamed up to add some important context to our understanding of airport security following the mass shooting in […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 24, 2016

Just call her an instant winner. Lauren Book won her Senate District 32 race Friday after no other candidate qualified for the race. A second Democrat, Emmanuel Blimie, had indicated he planned to run, but state records show Blimie did not qualify. “Having met thousands of people in the Senate district, listening to and learning […]

Staff ReportsApril 29, 2016

Election Day is still five months off, but it’s never too early kick off your ground game in today’s nearly permanent campaign seasons. The weekend will be chock-full of electioneering activity. Here’s a listing of some of what’s going on from April 30-May 1, during the so-called “off-season”: Saturday, April 30 The Democratic Progressive Caucus will hold its […]

Tag: Scott Israel

Jay Fant on CNN: ‘We’ve seen enough from Sheriff Israel’

Bill Nelson dismisses Rick Scott charge he’s done ‘nothing’ on gun safety

Rick Scott calls for FDLE Parkland investigation, resists removing Broward Sheriff

Scott Israel: Lawmaker’s letter ‘riddled’ with errors

State lawmaker Bill Hager calls on Rick Scott to remove Broward Sheriff in wake of Parkland failures

In wake of Parkland shooting, Senate focuses on mental health funding

Federal, state leaders pitch mental health awareness, ‘school hardening’ in wake of Parkland massacre

Sobering news surfaces about security at Fort Lauderdale Airport

Lauren Book headed to Florida Senate, wins SD 32 race unopposed

Florida campaign weekender, April 30-May 1

Florida politics had 11 questions before federal qualifying week. Here are the answers.