Florida Constitutional Amendment 6 Passed Despite Opposition from Law Enforcement Earlier this month in Florida, a controversial constitutional amendment, Amendment 6, was passed by statewide referendum. The amendment aimed at expanding the rights of crime victims. Unfortunately, politicians in Florida, as well as well-funded outside interest groups, used the referendum to pass other unrelated provisions that […]

Ohio voters overwhelmingly defeated a statewide referendum that would have amended the state constitution and soften penalties on some drug offenders. Issue 1 was defeated on November 6, with over 63% of voters rejecting the measure. Issue 1, according to news outlet Cleveland.com, “would have reclassified possession, use and obtaining all drugs to misdemeanors and would […]

National Police Support Fund congratulates law enforcement veteran Randy Robertson on his election to the Georgia State Senate. Roberston defeated his opponent, Democrat Valerie Haskins, 63% to 37% for the right to represent Georgia’s 29th state senate district. In a statement to the press following his victory, Robertson said that he is committed to representing all those […]

Randy Robertson is a 30-and-a-half-year law enforcement veteran. Prior to his retirement from Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office in 2015, Robertson was a leader in the department in areas ranging from undercover narcotics investigations to serving as the Director of Homeland Security for Columbus, Georgia. He attended the Command College at Columbus State University, and the […]

Electing Strong Law-and-Order Judges Issue Spotlight: Accused murderer in Milwaukee released on signature bond, flees On October 24, 2017, U.S. Marshals working in conjunction with Milwaukee law enforcement captured accused murderer Dwayne Chaney after a 48-hour manhunt that left the city on edge. This was the second manhunt for Chaney in less than three years. In […]