Legal
Legal matters are a core focus for local and state government agencies, encompassing the creation, interpretation, and enforcement of laws and regulations that govern public affairs. Legal frameworks ensure that government actions are consistent with the rule of law and protect citizens’ rights. Though by no means a perfect system – enforcement inequities continue to make the headlines – local leaders strive to create laws that work fairly for all.
Officer Charles Starks was fired after shooting at Bradley Blackshire at least 15 times through the windshield of a car last February; a spokeswoman for Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott said the city will appeal the ruling
When a school system wants to remove a violent disabled child from those classrooms, the layers of documentation and data-keeping required under the law can take months -- and during that time, other children have been severely injured.
The former mayor made the attention-getting choice of Puerto Rico as his first campaign stop, recited the names of black victims killed in high-profile police shootings and was the first in the field to call for Trump’s impeachment. He also was a leading voice in the field on poverty and ending hunger.
After federal agents detained two workers at the Bear Gulch wildfire, Commissioner Wayne Fournier advances an ordinance to bar uncoordinated arrests and safeguard first responders on fire lines
The American Paramedic Association outlines a paramedic-led framework to stabilize EMS policymaking and improve system performance
The program will also provide incentives based on how many undocumented immigrants provided by ICE the partner agency is able to arrest
The database includes information from 12,000 internal affairs investigations, which has been redacted in accordance with California public records laws
Trump administration officials say this practice is needed to safeguard ICE officers and their families from being harassed or threatened in public and online
A longtime Danville city councilmember was doused in gasoline and set on fire inside a magazine office by a man with a personal grievance, not linked to politics
The complaint argues suppressors are commonly used for lawful purposes such as hearing protection, hunting and home defense, and are legal in 42 states
ICE officials have defended the practice of officers wearing masks, saying immigration agents have faced harassment as they have gone about their enforcement
The county blocked delivery of key rescue equipment to Spokane after accusing the city of ending emergency preparedness agreements
Two of three judges agreed the law “meaningfully constrains” the constitutional right to keep arms by forcing gun owners to get rechecked before each purchase of bullets
The proposed legislation is named in honor of fallen Kansas City firefighter/paramedic Graham Hoffman, who was fatally stabbed by a patient
Waco’s police and fire chiefs are requesting a dedicated staff psychologist to support the mental health of more than 500 public safety personnel
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