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Racine voters approved a $1.5 million annual property tax increase to support the fire department, ensuring funding to preserve nine paramedic and EMT positions
From checking Social Security records to updating retirement plans, here’s a step-by-step checklist for maximizing your benefits
The Olyphant town council voted this month to approve the use of a $187,000 Local Share Account grant to renovate and enlarge its police station
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Mayor Jacob Frey said the language hid “the full consequences” of an initiative to replace the city’s police department
The bonuses, funded through the city’s $20.53 million City Hall allocation from the American Rescue Plan, will be paid at two different levels
Police union leaders say they have “questions and concerns” as to how the ordinance will impact cops
First responders will begin receiving their vaccination booster shots, followed by the elderly and those considered high risk
The Los Angeles City Council voted to have the LAFD examine its procedures “for behavioral, discriminatory and retaliatory complaints”
“I hate to see the work of good cops undermined by the poor leadership of the sheriff,” said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo
The City Council agreed to put a measure on the ballot which, if approved, would let the volunteer Citizen Oversight Board appoint an independent monitor
Unions representing first responders in Sacramento voice concerns over vaccine mandate
With EMS short-staffed, overcrowded Brevard County emergency departments are typing up critical personnel waiting to offload patients
Newark Firefighters Union President Chuck West said employees should be given the option of being tested continuously for COVID-19 or getting the vaccine