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 law increases penalties for anyone who assaults or kills a law enforcement animal, including a hefty fine on top of paying for medical costs
Auditors also found that the board reimbursed fire departments for training courses without getting documentation on who provided the trainings and their qualifications
The city agreed to pay the officer $145,000 and to rewrite its civil service medical examiner’s policies
Officers responding to homes where tracking devices are needed have raised concerns about the lack of PPE available to them
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has said that if he had the authority to move the election date, he would, citing the unprecedented challenges to fair and safe voting
The Republican president remains hesitant to press a unified policy, even in the face of “sobering” new projections that 100,000 to 240,000 Americans will likely succumb to the coronavirus
The League of California Cities has asked the governor to allow cities more flexibility in the weeks ahead when it comes to complying with public records requests
The money could be used for a variety of measures intended to make voting safer during the outbreak, including expanding mail-in voting.
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office was struggling to keep up with the influx of new applications, which were coming in at nearly three times the normal rate
Last week, Mecklenburg County judges, prosecutors and public defenders began analyzing the jail’s logs to identify candidates for release.
Officials in Arizona, Florida and Illinois felt they had done enough to ensure the safety of voters, even as concerns mounted that there will not be enough poll workers in some precincts.
Under the OneOhio plan, 30% of the money would go to community recovery efforts handled by local governments.
The Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections chose not to use the state’s new — and expensive — touchscreen voting machines, citing concerns about ballot privacy.
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“I think the biggest threat to America’s elections is not letting people vote, and I think we saw a little of that challenge today,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said
Albuquerque Firefighter Laurianna Sargent discovered she is not covered under the state’s presumptive cause bill because she was diagnosed after age 40
More things than people are now connected to the internet, and these connected objects are a new terrain for election interference.
The proposal, modeled after a law Texas enacted last year, would give Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office oversight of local officials’ decisions to hire outside attorneys.
The stakes are high. Money is flowing into both campaigns, and some of California’s top Democrats find themselves on opposite sides.
