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Friends, law enforcement, Forest City community honor Trooper John Horton  FOX Carolina

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. FRANKLIN — Republican lawmakers introduced new legislation Tuesday to address law enforcement staffing shortages in Wisconsin. GOP leaders say action is needed now to recruit and retain police officers, but some Democrats say they disagree with using $25 million in federal COVID-19 r...

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the latest developments related to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the South Court Auditorium at the White House complex in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden Thursday will mark the one-year anniver...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden Thursday will mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6 assault at the U.S. Capitol by honoring the bravery of law enforcement on the scene, and outlining the unfinished work the nation needs to do to strengthen its democracy, the White House said. "On Thursday, the president is going to speak to the truth of what happened, not the lies...

We are scholars of election law who span the ideological spectrum but agree on two fundamental principles to help avert potential political upheaval in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election. First, to avoid a repeat of Jan. 6, or worse, Congress must rewrite the Electoral Count Act, the outmoded 1887 law that governs the certification of the presidential vote. There is a pressing ne...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Police Department Deputy Chief Kenny Miller is retiring after a nearly 30-year career in law enforcement. Miller has served the Knoxville Police Department since 1992, when he joined the department as a cadet in the department’s first-ever cadet class. He was appointed deputy chief in 2016 and currently serves as the commander of the Management Services Division. Kno...

Disastrous Missouri gun rights bill hampers law enforcement. Fix it, or get rid of it.  Columbia Missourian

WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats put the party’s marquee economic package on ice, shifting their attention to passing elections legislation as they consider how to overhaul the roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate bill. Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), whose support Democrats need to advance the bill in the 50-50 Senate, last month said he was opposed to the package, scuttling Democr...

A reminder that a new law goes into effect January 18th, which makes it illegal to leave dogs chained up outside. Governor Greg Abbott signed that into law back in October, which makes that a crime in Texas. The law says that dogs must have properly fitted collars, and bans use of chains or heavy weights. The restraint must be no shorter than five times the dog’s length. The law continues to ...

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A loophole in federal law allows the sale of cannabis products that produce a marijuana-like high even in states that haven't legalized marijuana. There's a booming market for them in a number of states - for instance, Wisconsin. Rob Mentzer of Wisconsin Public Radio reports. ROB MENTZER, BYLINE: The drug in marijuana that produces the high is called delta-9 THC. It's a m...