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.
The suspect ambushed the deputies while they were sitting in a cruiser and shot both deputies at point-blank range before running away
The Hennepin County attorney’s interpretation of the student restraint law “puts us back to where we were roughly two weeks ago, Minn. Chiefs of Police Association Executive Director Jeff Potts said
The NYPD holds that even though he was cleared of spying, Baimadajie Angwang should be fired for insubordination after failing to show up to an internal affairs interrogation
Supporters of no zoning say it has helped boost Houston’s development and economic growth. But others say neighborhoods that are poorer or home to more racial minorities are disproportionately negatively affected by the lack of zoning.
Federal and state legislation is limiting the number of refugees who will be accepted in the U.S. in 2020, but is this a boon for public safety?
“The point is, if you have a policy like this you protect them or allow them to protect themselves or there will be consequences,” said Sen. David Gowan, the bill’s creator.
1 Year After Illinois Mass Shooting, Police Push Gun-Fee Hike to Improve Illegal Firearm Enforcement
According to State Police Director Brendan Kelly, increased vigilance of illegal gun possession comes with a price that exceeds current spending.
“This is probably the best way that we can defend our database,” said Secretary of State Scott Schwab.
The law, supported by legislators of both parties, has been applied more than 3,500 times since its enactment following the February 14, 2018 school shooting in Parkland.
“They identify an issue that they know that the American people feel passionately about on both sides and then they take both sides and spin them up so they pit us against each other,” FBI Director Christoper Wray said.
Officials were left using photos of hand-written tallies to validate results and ensure accuracy after the new — and untested — mobile app that was supposed to streamline this process failed spectacularly.
While they won’t be employing the same app or vendor used in the Iowa caucus, the Nevada Democratic Party hasn’t ruled out using another app to tabulate results
It’s not just campaigns running ads. With the click of a button and a few hundred dollars, ordinary people or businesses can now purchase political ads that are directed at specific groups of people to see.
Previously, the effort to require sprinkler retrofitting faced objections from building owners who said the fixes would be too expensive and would drive up rents.
States throughout the U.S. will be monitoring Ohio’s results because reducing nutrient pollution from farms has been a much bigger challenge than slowing it from sewage plants and factories.
According to a Johns Hopkins study, states that have implemented gun licensing laws on top of comprehensive background check requirements have seen promising drops in annual gun violence, including suicides
A group of high school students brought the idea to state Sen. Elgie Sims, D-Chicago, who worked with others in the General Assembly, including state Rep. Nick Smith D-Chicago, to pass it into law.
“We’ve tried it the NRA’s way for a decade. I think we need to try it a different way,” said Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue. If the law passes but doesn’t produce results “then we can re-evaluate.”
Proponents have argued there is a constitutional right to publish the blueprints for making guns on 3D printers, but critics counter that making them readily accessible online could lead to an increase in gun violence.
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