In this episode, FSA speaks with Carl Herold, the Director of Gaming Enforcement for the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Learn about Florida’s newest state law enforcement agency and how Director Herold and his team are working with sheriffs to ensure our state’s gambling laws are enforced, gambling contraband is seized, and illegal gaming activities are stopped. With a changing and evolving legal gambling landscape, hear the overall strategy for accomplishing gaming enforcement in the state of Florida.  

In this episode, FSA speaks with Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook. Learn why Sheriff Cook decided to run for office in 2020 and how she has hit the ground running by serving on FSA’s Legislative Committee and being appointed the Zone 3 Chair of the FSA Task Force. We also discuss effective ways of dealing with our nation’s drug epidemic and how Clay County is leading the way with its new forensic lab, which will be a great regional asset for agencies needing electronic evidence analyzed. 

In this episode, FSA speaks with Hardee County Sheriff Vent Crawford. Learn about Sheriff Crawford’s distinguished career as a trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol and how it eventually led him to run for sheriff in 2020. We also discuss how his county prepared for and responded to Hurricane Ian last year. Sheriff Crawford talks about ways in which he is building his office to adjust to the many changes that continue to occur throughout Florida and how recruiting and retaining the very best men and woman is a constant challenge that takes new approaches. 

In this episode, FSA speaks with Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman. First elected in 2020, Sheriff Hoffman has taken on the role of chairing FSA’s new Accreditation Advisory Committee. Learn about why the accreditation process is so important to sheriffs and how sheriffs are working together to help support those seeking state accreditation. In addition, we cover all things Sarasota and discuss ways in which Sheriff Hoffman is working to lower the crime rate in a growing and populous county. 

In the final episode of the 2023 legislative session, FSA sits down with three members of our lobbying team, Angela Drzewiecki, Jennifer Green and Tim Parson, to talk about Florida’s record-breaking budget and the successful session for the sheriffs and public safety. We conclude with a discussion on some of the other big issues from this session and our predictions on what time the Legislature will officially adjourn sine die with the historic hanky drop on May 5.

In this episode, FSA provides a Week 8 legislative recap. We discuss the status of the state budget and provide an update on FSA’s priority bills, including an update on the controlled substances bill (HB 365). We also discuss a bill (HB 269) that was signed by Gov. DeSantis this week during his overseas trip to Israel that will address the hate crimes that have been growing across Florida. Jennifer “Cookie” Pritt, the executive director of the Florida Police Chiefs Association, also sits down with us to discuss her experience as a law enforcement officer and the important legislation the police chiefs have been working on during the 2023 legislative session.

In this episode, FSA gives a brief recap of the seventh week of the legislative session, including a discussion on the Catalytic Converter bill that passed this week and the status of the FSA’s priority bills.

In this episode, FSA provides a Week 6 legislative recap. We discuss the status of several FSA priority bills and then sit down with Rep. Chuck Brannan, Chair of the House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee. We go into detail about his sponsored legislation, including his work on HB 543 and the positive impact the bill will have on school safety across the state. Lastly, Chair Brannan highlights what it’s like to lead this important public safety committee in the Florida House of Representatives.

In this episode, FSA talks the budget, the budget and the budget.  This week the House and Senate each passed $113 billion spending plans, setting the stage for negotiations on a final spending plan for the fiscal year that begins on July 1. We sit down with Jennifer Green of Liberty Partners, who covers all the angles of the state budget with 30 days to go in session.

In this episode, FSA provides a Week 4 legislative recap that covers all things Miami. We cover the status of FSA’s priority bill that will finally implement and establish the elected and independent Office of Sheriff in Miami-Dade County. We then sit down with Kathy Fernandez Rundle, the State Attorney for the 11th Judicial District (Miami-Dade County). We discuss her office’s various public safety programs and what Florida’s longest serving state attorney is seeking this session.