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Four of seven justices found the scientific methodology is not reliable enough to allow examiners to testify that a particular gun fired a particular bullet
The group would analyze data on the state’s prison populations, recidivism rates, sentence proportionality and sentencing disparities
Providing LEOs “emotional and psychological support is important to ensure that officer stress and fatigue do not contribute to constitutional violations,” the report said
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The girl was one of those hustled into a classroom by Scott Beigle, a geography teacher and cross-country coach who was killed moments later right in front of her.
Republican Sen. Amanda Chase called supporters of the legislation “traitors.”
Missouri’s Legislature overrode Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto in September of 2016 to pass sweeping gun legislation that allowed most adults to carry concealed weapons without needing a permit, forcing prosecutors to dismiss a slew of cases, including Jahron Swift’s.
Sustainability
The legislation considered Tuesday would establish an Office of Resiliency headed by the governor’s chief resilience officer, who he appointed last summer as part of a broader effort to address the state’s environmental challenges.
It’s the third downtown Seattle shooting in two days.
The city helped negotiate the home’s sale to the Oakland Community Land Trust, which purchased it from real estate company Wedgewood after a public outcry following the evictions.
In North Carolina, one person killed each year in 2018 and in 2017 had a protective order in place at the time of their death. In 2016, six domestic violence-related homicide victims had protective orders
Also late Sunday, two people were shot to death and at least five were injured in an attack outside a bar in San Antonio, Texas.
It’s a compounding problem: Year after year, storms batter roads and homes, but federal recovery funding is restricted to damage from a single disaster and a specific timeframe.
The former mayor and Democratic presidential candidate described the initiative as a “plan for righting what I think are historic wrongs and creating opportunity and wealth in black communities.”