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Danny McAuliffeDecember 11, 2018

Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis is enlisting the aid of five people with close ties to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting to help shape the new administration’s public-safety policy. The panel names as advisers Andy Pollack and Hunter Pollack, respectively father and brother of Meadow Pollack, who was killed during the Feb. 14 massacre in Parkland. Ryan […]

Ryan NicolDecember 10, 2018

Max Schachter, whose son Alex was killed in the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has decided not to run for the soon to be open House District 97 seat. Schachter, who lives in Coral Springs, had said he was weighing a run for the seat after state Rep. Jared Moskowitz was tapped by GOP Gov.-elect Ron […]

Ryan NicolDecember 8, 2018

Max Schachter, who serves on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission after losing his son, Alex, in February’s shooting, says he’s considering a run for the House District 97 seat being vacated by state Rep. Jared Moskowitz. That’s according to reporting from WLRN which has been confirmed by the Sun Sentinel. Schachter could […]

Ryan NicolDecember 5, 2018

Several parents who lost their children in February’s shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School had an opportunity Tuesday to confront members of the Broward School Board, venting their frustration over what the parents say were failures that led to their children’s tragic loss. Board members were on hand at the Broward County Governmental Center, meeting […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 25, 2018

A family member of one of the victims killed during the Parkland school shooting is acting as Ron DeSantis‘ latest surrogate, as the Republican gubernatorial candidate attempts to discredit his opponent’s relationship with police in the days leading up to the election. Andrew Pollack, whose daughter Meadow was killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High […]

Ryan NicolOctober 15, 2018

Rick Scott, Florida’s outgoing Republican Governor, is out with a new ad in the race for U.S. Senate, highlighting the endorsement of Andrew Pollack, who lost his daughter in February’s shooting in Parkland. Scott is attempting to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. In the new minute-long ad, titled “Meadow,” Pollack speaks of the loss […]

Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018

Lori Alhadeff, the mother of one of the 17 victims of February’s Parkland shooting, is set to take her place on the Broward School Board following a resounding win Tuesday night. Alhadeff earned 65 percent of the vote. That’s well over the 50-percent threshold required to avoid a runoff in November. “I will now use […]

Staff ReportsAugust 28, 2018

Broward County school board races are usually niche affairs as passionate advocates futilely implore an indifferent public to care, even a decade ago when the nation’s sixth-largest district was rocked by bribery and construction scandals. But February’s massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School changed that as the parents of two victims and close friends […]

Scott PowersAugust 22, 2018

The father of one of the victims of the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is angrily calling out Republican U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart for taking NRA money in a new ad for his Democratic opponent Mary Barzee Flores. In the one-minute, 10-second digital ad launched Wednesday, Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jamie was […]

Ryan NicolAugust 9, 2018

The families of several victims of February’s shooting in Parkland made their boldest call for action yet Thursday, asking for the entire Broward County School Board to be replaced in elections later this month. “The current school board has failed to properly prepare the county’s 234 schools for the upcoming school year,” said Tony Montalto, […]

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Lake Mary’s team celebrates in the eighth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game against Taiwan. Florida won in eight innings 2-1. Image via AP.

Parkland names pad Ron DeSantis’ public safety panel

No go: Parkland parent Max Schachter declines run for HD 97 seat

Parkland parent Max Schachter weighing run for Jared Moskowitz seat

Parkland parents confront Broward School Board, demand victims’ compensation fund

Father of slain Parkland student: ‘Andrew Gillum is dangerous for Florida’

Parkland parent endorses Rick Scott in new ad

Mixed results for Parkland parents in races for Broward School Board

Parents of Parkland massacre victims seek school board seats

Parkland father attacks Mario Diaz-Balart in new Mary Barzee Flores ad

Families of Parkland victims call for entire Broward School Board to be replaced