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Hawaiian Electric President Shelee Kimura acknowledged the company’s downed power line cause the first fire
Fires are not uncommon as smoke detectors, sprinklers are lacking inside the Men’s Central Jail
Mayor Justin Bibb’s “Residents First” program will overhaul 23 codes and allow the city to issue tickets, fines
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The lawsuit states the officers were denied due process and other officers who engaged in similar conduct weren’t fired
Charlotte council members have blocked the police department from purchasing chemical agents normally used in crowd control or dispersal
City council members plan to introduce bills prohibiting crowd control weapons; 3 are calling for Mayor Jenny Durkan to resign
The Democrat-led state legislature plans to pass a repeal of a decades-old law that keeps officers’ disciplinary records secret
State and local governments spent $115 billion on policing in 2017, a massive sum that many activists would like to see spent elsewhere in communities
“Now is the time to show your support for needed police reform in Pennsylvania,” said Mayor Bill Peduto. “Being quiet is not where the state needs to be”
Police Commission President Eileen Decker said their civilian oversight committee will be seeking up to $150 million in cuts from the LAPD budget
The flow of gun shot victims into the emergency room at the University of Chicago Medical Center hasn’t slowed, even in the wake of COVID-19 shutdowns
Several city leaders have posted on social media about their intentions to reexamine how the city approaches public safety
In a virtual town hall, former President Barack Obama called on mayors to commit to action on police violence and systemic racism in their communities