A union is ramping up its pressure on embattled Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, paying for a billboard on Interstate 95 telling Gov. Rick Scott that “there is no confidence in Sheriff Israel.” The billboard is just north of Sunrise Boulevard and is visible to southbound drivers. About 85 percent of Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies […]
Deputy Union Resoundingly Votes ‘No Confidence’ in Broward Sheriff Scott Israel…
A deputies’ union on Thursday decided it has “no confidence” in Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, citing crushed morale amid national criticism of how the agency handled its response to the Parkland school massacre. The Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association revealed 85 percent of the union members who voted — 534 out of 628 — […]
What Does Broward Sheriff Scott Israel Not Want Us to See?…
Since the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, many government officials have walled off information needed to assess how well they did their jobs. At the head of the pack is Broward Sheriff Scott Israel, who suggests the school’s resource officer acted cowardly during the mass shooting and two deputies […]
McConnell Shelves Gun Bills for Banking Reform…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is moving to banking reform legislation — not gun control or other responses to the high school shooting in Florida — next week in the Senate. McConnell has filed a motion to have a procedural vote Tuesday on legislation sponsored by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). After […]