Washington Watch: Legislative Update For the Week of 9 January 2012 I.      Legislative News and Activity II.     This Week in Congress III.    Update on FOP Top Legislative Priorities IV.     UPDATED: DAY ON THE HILL 2012!!! V.      Do Your Friends Get … Continue reading →

The Big Lie – Pensions Are Bankrupting Us On October 26, 1997, the Florida Marlins won the World Series. Five days later, team owner H. Wayne Huizenga completely dismantled the team. The Marlins finished the 1998 season with 108 losses … Continue reading →

The things we ask of officers The death of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy William Coleman is a simple, heartbreaking example of the things we ask law enforcement officers to do. We ask them to respond to middle-of-the-night reports of burglar … Continue reading →

The American Cancer Society expected 1,596,670 new cancer cases to be diagnosed in 2011. It seems lately that everywhere you look these days whether it’s on the TV, a billboard sign, or conversations with your family and friends, we are … Continue reading →

Steve Pollard was our first Brother to fall in the line of duty.  He loved his career as a Mesa Police Officer.  Steve was proud to wear the Mesa Police uniform, and he wore it well. Steve loved children.  He … Continue reading →

All of us in public safety are used to responding to emergencies. We do it for a living. That’s why so many of us have taken pay cuts, lowered our benefit packages and taken multiple furlough days. We understand the … Continue reading →

Nationally, special interest groups and some politicians are using Public Employees as scapegoats for the financial problems caused by two major economic collapses in the past decade. The safety of every citizen of the United States is threatened as Public … Continue reading →