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.
“If the ultimate sacrifice is made, I want [officers] to know we’re there, standing with you, standing with your families,” Gov. Ned Lamont said
The move would change marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD, to a Schedule III drug, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids
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Four sheriffs in the northwestern Lower Peninsula called governor’s orders a “vague framework of emergency laws” that are frustrating citizens
A Change.org petition, in honor of Santa Rosa Police Detective Marylou Armer, has received more than 6,500 signatures in the past four days
The legislation would make first responders who become disabled or die from COVID-19 eligible for compensation under the Public Safety Officer Benefit program
The bill guarantees that people in high-risk jobs who contract COVID-19 will be eligible for workers’ compensation without having to prove the infection was a direct result of their jobs
The defense department will invest $133 million to increase domestic N95 production capacity
Police departments are instituting new measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19 while working under unclear directives from state leaders
The presidents of the AAA, IAFC and NAEMT closed ranks to advocate for EMS needs, and to take them to the national spotlight
The move follows pushback from the union that represents city sanitation workers over not doing enough to protect workers from COVID-19
The proposal would shield EMS providers, healthcare workers and hospitals from civil lawsuits as they make difficult decisions during the pandemic
The new state rule creates the assumption that first responders diagnosed with or quarantined for the disease were exposed while on duty
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This is the second time in recent days a federal judge has declined to allow gun stores to remain open in violation of local stay-at-home orders
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State and local governments are pulling out all the stops to fill in safety gaps left by the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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