Recent Gov1 News

• Minneapolis mayor, police chief call proposed police cuts 'irresponsible'

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  Mayor Jacob Frey and Chief Medaria Arradondo pushed back on a proposal to cut the police budget by nearly $8 million amid rising crime

• Small town in S.C. loses entire police force

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  The fourth police chief to step down in the last three years said his departure was due to a "hostile work environment" at the hands of the mayor

• Chicago revises mental health response plan to include responder teams without police

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  The city will go forward with both a pilot program that excludes police and a separate co-responder plan that includes police officers, paramedics and mental health professionals

• Seattle City Council OKs budget with 17% police cut

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  The city expects to reduce overtime and leave some positions unfilled

• From taboo to treatment: Addressing high rates of mental illness among officers

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  Survey finds officers are often unaware they may be experiencing an illness and may need treatment

• Seattle City Council rejects push to stop police hiring in 2021

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  Councilmembers argued that a proposal to stop the hiring of 100 police officers would shrink the force too quickly

• Idaho sheriff’s office gives out ‘turkeys or tickets’

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  The Valley County Sheriff’s Office is spreading holiday cheer by surprising a few lucky drivers with Thanksgiving turkeys

• Pittsburgh may cut 200 cops, 150 FFs, 60 medics

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  City leaders said they will need to make the cuts by July 1, 2021 if more federal pandemic relief is not received

• How technology can heal community tension

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  When properly used, it can help every sworn officer uphold their sworn oath to integrity

• Dozens sue Chicago Police over tactics at protests in 2020

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  60 plaintiffs allege they were beaten and unlawfully arrested by Chicago police officers at George Floyd protests

• The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine announces the first two recipients of its Racial Justice Fund grants

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  The Flickinger Learning Center and AIM each received a $5,000 grant to support their work to provide equal opportunity education for youths

• A time to heal? The 2020 election and education funding

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  What will a new federal administration bring to our country and to education?

• 9 arrested after protesting cop's hiring, disrupting city council meeting

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  City officials said the protesters became so disruptive that the meeting was unable to continue

• LAPD: Verbal consent now a must to search someone during routine stops

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  New rules say officers must record detainees agreeing to a search if officers are making a stop without reasonable suspicion

• Mo. city removes mask exemption for first responders

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  Kansas City's new guidance comes after an outbreak at the police department and applies to all essential workers

• New Orleans fire and EMS officials detail budget cuts going into 2021

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  City employees will continue to see a 10% pay cut and mandatory furloughs, with an overall 8% budget cut for the fire department and 18% for the EMS department

• Minn. city considers redirecting lowest priority 911 calls

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  St. Paul City Council is expected to pass a resolution this week that will lead to auditing routine 911 calls

• Chicago plans to send medics on mental health calls; leaders divided on police involvement

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  The current proposed plan would create a dedicated line that would dispatch paramedics, clinicians and police officers to mental health crisis calls

• NY county puts out plea for medical volunteers due to rising COVID-19 numbers

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  Albany County asked licensed medical providers, including paramedics, to join the Medical Reserve Corps. to aid overwhelmed public health staff

• Minneapolis City Council narrowly OKs plan to bring in outside police

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  The proposal was approved 7-6 and now heads to the mayor, who has said he supports it

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