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Programs cut include those supporting police officer wellness, corrections reentry, victim services, mental health and crime reduction
Bitterroot Health will use funds from the Opioid Abatement Trust to provide tuition assistance for EMTs pursuing paramedic school
The grant will provide funding for police and sheriff’s departments to offer 24/7 virtual crisis care calls
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Over 200 fires have been reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission from 39 states over two years
75% of respondents said the high-stress nature of the job was the major factor in staffing shortages
The bill presumes disabling or fatal infectious diseases were suffered in the line of duty as a result of injury due to uncapped needles
The bill proposed banning all geofence warrants; Law enforcement officials said passing the bill would hinder their ability to investigate crimes
The law would have made it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet or closer if the officer tells the person to stop
First responders in Kansas hope the Missouri bill will encourage their own legislators to pass a similar PTSD benefits bill
The new bail schedules will correspond with pre-arraignment release terms based on the arrestee’s risk of endangering the public and skipping arraignment
The court ruled that monetary bail is not the “only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public”
Under the revised policy, police and firefighters can retire at age 55 or with 25 years of service, whichever comes first
Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper