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A convicted offender could face up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000
McAllen’s contract with San Antonio-based Lone Star Ambulance takes effect on Feb. 23 after it could not reach a deal with Med-Care
The Folds of Honor scholarships are awarded yearly to the spouse and/or dependents of a responder who has fallen or been catastrophically wounded

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Eliminating SALT -- the option of deducting real estate taxes as well as either income taxes or sales taxes paid to state and local governments -- could reduce public safety and infrastructure funding.
California’s projected recreational marijuana tax revenues fizzle under the continued blaze of black market pot, potentially tainted with pesticides, and sold by outlaw dispensaries.
Oklahoma’s head of heath announced that a framework is in place to start organizing the state’s medical marijuana industry.
Police departments in cities coast-to-coast are being sued for not releasing information about their predictive policing systems.
Michel Moore joined LAPD in 1981, and previously chaired the department’s use-of-force board. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti nominated him earlier this month
Kris Kobach said 127 non-citizens voted in Kansas since 2013 while 35,000 were unable to register to vote while the show-me-your-papers law was in effect.
Mayors at border ask federal government to reunite families. HHS indicates it is waiting on guidance.
The nation’s 10 highest-producing metro economies generated $6.8 trillion in economic value last year and nearly 2 million of 2017 jobs, according to a new report.
Bed bugs are not just in homes, but on public transit, in schools, office buildings, nursing homes, etc. Here’s what public health leaders need to share.
The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard University studies what could happen to pension funds in 10 states under various economic scenarios.