FAST Celebrates 40 Year Anniversary!
In 1986, a small group of Florida Highway Patrol troopers began discussing forming an organization that could better represent rank-and-file…
Read More No Budget! Session Ends in a Whimper
Lawmakers adjourned the 2026 Legislative Session without approving a budget and will have to return to Tallahassee for a second consecutive …
Read More Session Goes Off-the-Rails as Budget Talks Collapse
The long-simmering acrimony between Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature that began in January when the Legislature balked at DeSan…
Read More DeSantis Asks for 25% Pay Increase for Troopers and other LEOs
Governor Ron DeSantis called for sweeping pay increases for troopers and other state law enforcement officers, and more than 700 state firef…
Read More 2025: From the Chairman: A New Year; A New Mission
Happy New Year from all of us at FAST. As we turn the page on 2024, we leave behind four years of ineptitude and decline as a nation. Thanks…
Read More FAST Teams up to Support Hurricane Milton Recovery Efforts
FAST teamed up with BlueTriton and the Florida Highway Patrol to pre-stage a semi-truck load (19 pallets) of water at the Turkey Lake Servic…
Read More FHP, Community, Gather to Mourn, Honor Trooper Zachary Fink
On February 12, hundreds gathered to mourn and honor the life of Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Zachary Fink during a memorial service atten…
Read More FAST Hosts VIPs; Endorse Rick Scott for U.S. Senate
The Florida Association of State Troopers (FAST) was privileged to host a quartet of political and law enforcement VIPs at the Association&#…
Read More Gary Howze, II named FHP Director
On April 6, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) Executive Director Dave Kerner announced Colonel Gary L. Howze …
Read More Panhandle FAST Troopers Endorse Simon for State Senate
October 25, 2022 Panhandle area troopers represented by the Florida Association of State Troopers (FAST) endorse Corey Simon for State Senat…
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