Jacob OglesFebruary 27, 2019
5min848
The Sarasota Republican is one of eight GOP members voting Yea.
Tag: STOP School Violence Act
Jacob OglesFebruary 27, 2019
Staff ReportsJuly 17, 2018
2min175
U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, a Jacksonville Republican representing Florida’s 4th Congressional District, won the 2018 Security Industry Association (SIA) Legislator of the Year award recently. Rutherford was honored for sponsoring H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, signed into law in March as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. “I am honored […]
Staff ReportsMarch 14, 2018
5min277
The STOP School Violence Act of 2018 passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. Of the bill’s 94 co-sponsors, 18 are members of the Florida Delegation. The bill was introduced two weeks before the murder of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The bill offers funding for training to prevent student violence against others […]