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Scott PowersMarch 21, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott condemned the boycott-Israel movement as anti-Semitism as he signed House Bill 545 in Orlando Wednesday, outlawing Florida governments from doing business with any entities boycotting Israel. Scott’s bill-signing ceremony Wednesday at the Orlando Torah Academy, a Jewish day school, also served to allow him to tout the $2 million that was included in the state […]

Scott PowersOctober 19, 2017

Immediately surrounded by 50 shades of cuteness but more broadly surrounded by deep worries about anti-Semitic violence and growing anti-Semitic sentiment, Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday pushed his proposal to include $1 million in his 2018 budget proposal to help Florida’s Jewish community centers, schools and day care centers further secure against attacks. Scott’s visit to […]

Associated PressOctober 16, 2017

Citing past clashes and protests, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency in advance of a speech white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to give at the University of Florida. The state’s Republican governor warned in an executive order Monday that a “threat of a potential emergency is imminent” in Alachua County, […]

Scott PowersApril 17, 2017

Three bomb threats in early January left parents being served by the Roth Family Jewish Community Center in Maitland torn between their appreciation for the center and the safety of the children. Should they stay or should the leave? The bomb threats led to no physical harm and the March arrest in Israel of the suspect […]

Guest AuthorJune 14, 2016

Many recent conversations around the sharing economy have spurred discussion on the capabilities and adequacy of various methods of background safety screenings. Some law enforcement professionals assume the best method is any method that involves a fingerprint-based criminal history search. During my many years in law enforcement, I also had assumed this method was best because […]

Brendan FarringtonDecember 14, 2015

Florida’s prisons are understaffed, lack adequate prison programs, have deteriorating facilities and fences and have a high turnover rate that’s led to inexperienced officers being responsible for some of the most important duties, according to a report that sheds an unflattering light on the Department of Corrections. The 178-page report was prepared for a legislative […]

Tag: Security
Gus Bilirakis seeks transparency in ticket pricing with TICKET Act.

Rick Scott condemns Israel boycotts as anti-Semitism

Rick Scott touts $1M proposal to secure Jewish centers

State of emergency declared for white nationalist speech

Stephanie Murphy tours JCC, pledges help to keep community secure

Thomas C. Frazier: Background checks — ensuring safety in the digital age

Study finds Florida prisons understaffed, deteriorating