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Legal

Legal

Legal

Through the passing and enforcement of laws, governments wield a powerful tool for keeping their communities safe. In this section, we highlight the myriad ways local governments engage with the legal system to move their communities forward and protect their citizens. Though by no means a perfect system – enforcement inequities continue to make the headlines – local leaders are striving to create laws that work fairly for all.

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N.Y. bill would make it a felony to manufacture ghost guns on 3D printers
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There's currently no law against making ghost guns; the new law would ban the ownership, sale and shipping of ghost gun parts in New York
Calif. bill calling to limit use of K-9s in arrests, crowd control not moving forward
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The bill called for changing the standard for releasing police K-9s to bite someone, which would make it the same standard for officers using deadly force
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New Wash. law keeps drugs illegal, boosts resources for housing and treatment
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Under the law, the sale of drug paraphernalia, such as glass tubes for smoking fentanyl, is a civil infraction. But possession is not banned
New Tenn. bill aims to put SROs in every school
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The $230M legislation provides funding for armed SROs at all public schools, increases physical safeguards and enhances mental health services for students
Wash. state lawmakers seek to avoid decriminalizing drugs
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The bipartisan agreement would avoid making the state the second in the U.S. to decriminalize the possession of controlled substances
Oregon PDs see increase in drug possession tickets following landmark decriminalization law
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People with small amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and LSD are subject to non-criminal violations and given the choice to call a statewide hotline or pay a $100 fine
SF DA says 2019 OIS case is 'politically motivated,' wants charges dismissed against officer
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"I was handed, when I took over, what I believed were politically based and politically motivated prosecutions against police officers."
N.C. county investigating possible realignment of fire service districts
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"In other words, this current board might decide to reorganize the county fire department... take it out of existence," a Vance County commissioner said
Austin voters approve proposition expanding police oversight
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The Austin Police Association plans to take action against the city’s enforcement of “the illegal provisions”
Fla. legislators offer $25M to PDs to replace drones banned by governor
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An agreement between lawmakers and the DeSantis administration puts up funds for LEOs who have protested the ban of DJI drones
Arbitrator: N.Y. city owes fire union members $519K in back pay
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Timothy W. Gorman ruled that Ogdensburg violated the collective bargaining deal when it forced the FD to have than five members on a shift over two years
Research: Increased motor vehicle deaths linked to cannabis use in states with legal markets
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States with legal recreational cannabis markets had a 10% increase in MVA deaths
‘They lied’: Medic's lawyer says Mo. city officials covered up harassment in FD
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Documents show Kansas City’s civil rights department investigated and substantiated her complaints that her supervisor “taunted and terrorized her”
Pa. union backs expansion of disability benefits program to include more LEOs, COs
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Expansion of the Heart and Lung Act will add park rangers, some corrections employees, port and housing police and university officers
Proposed N.C. bill would create civilian traffic crash investigators
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The civilian investigators wouldn't have authority to make arrests or issue criminal process notices
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