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The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office’s 4/8/40 schedule pays deputies for working four 10-hour shifts, while they can use 2 hours per shift to work out, go to counseling or do other activities
The affected 365+ grants include those intended to provide programs for gun crime prevention, anti-human trafficking and juvenile justice initiatives
Cape Ann fire departments received thousands in state grants as part of a $1.63 million effort to boost firefighter safety and prevention programs
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County deputies will help out in the interim, but Sheriff Doug Rader says it “will be a struggle” to find new qualified officers
Five former and current DHS leaders tackle the big question
The money would shore up the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program, which was permanently extended, along with the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Citing new state guidance, a city official warned that requiring vaccinations among police could be illegal
The treatment can reduce the risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 by 70% to 85%
The new initiative aims to draw in more police applicants as numbers dwindle across the state
Columbia’s frontline workers will get a $2,500 stipend, and all city workers who get the vaccine will receive a $500 bonus if they are vaccinated by Nov. 1
“This appointment of an unqualified person will have no credibility with the Command Staff or rank and file,” said NABLEO’s chairman
49 city employees who refused to respond are facing disciplinary action, including termination
A crime-fighting pilot program will give high-risk individuals $300 a month to stay out of trouble