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April 21, 2022

Tampa Bay law enforcement agencies warning of deadly synthetic drug more potent than fentanyl - WFLA

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Law enforcement agencies are warning of a deadly synthetic drug that has killed several people across the Tampa Bay area. While the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has not yet seen any confirmed cases, Sheriff Chad Chronister is spreading the word that the drug is out there and it can kill you. There have been several confirmed cases in Pasco and Sarasota coun...
April 21, 2022

Janet Mills and recovery advocates reach compromise to expand Good Samaritan law - Bangor Daily News

Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, listens to proceedings in the Maine State House in Augusta on June 30, 2021. AUGUSTA, Maine — Supporters of expanding Maine’s protections for people who seek help for drug overdose victims from criminal prosecution reached a compromise with Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday after she threatened to veto a bill that passed both chambers of the Legislature. The compro...
April 21, 2022

Kentucky Passes Data Insurance Security Law Inspired by NAIC - The National Law Review

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear recently signed House Bill 474 to become the latest state to enact data insurance security legislation. The new law is modeled after the data security law of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Licensees with more than 50 employees who are authorized to operate, or are registered under the insurance laws of Kentucky, must comply with the ...
April 21, 2022

Claims of nursing home neglect highlight new 'camera in rooms' law in Ohio - WLWT Cincinnati

AMELIA, Ohio — "He played Santa Claus for many years for kids," Tommy Holcomb said. "I knew him as dad and Santa dad." Holcomb's happy memories of his late father, a Vietnam veteran, are tainted by what he considers inadequate care at Sunrise Manor nursing home in Amelia and a separate facility in Hamilton County. "You know, a lot of times the loved ones can't call you or, you know, can't tel...
April 21, 2022

Local law enforcement agencies seize “large amounts of narcotics” during checkpoint enforcements - WIBW

Checkpoint(Junction City Police Department) JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (WIBW) - Local law enforcement agencies seized “large amounts of narcotics” during a recent checkpoint enforcement operation. On Thursday, April 21, the Junction City Police Department said it recently collaborated with the Wabaunsee Co. Sheriff’s Office in a 3-day special operation that targeted major criminals. JCPD said the op...
April 21, 2022

Florida dentist charged with fatal hit on ex-brother-in-law - ABC News

A Florida dentist has been arrested on charges that he hired hit men eight years ago to kill his sister’s ex-husband, a prominent law professor FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A Florida dentist was arrested Thursday on charges that he hired hit men eight years ago to kill his sister's ex-husband, a prominent law professor, so she could move back to the Fort Lauderdale area from Tallahassee with her...
April 21, 2022

Edwards: Increase Raise for Teachers, Law Enforcement | Louisiana News | US News - U.S. News & World Report

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Legislature will likely be able to raise state teacher pay by $2,000 a year before the current session ends in June, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday. Edwards spoke at a livestreamed news conference at the Capitol in Baton Rouge as the state House wrapped up work on a $38 billion 2022-2023 operating budget that already has $1,500 raises for teachers. The Democratic g...
April 21, 2022

Governor Abbott Holds Roundtable With Law Enforcement In San Antonio - Office of the Texas Governor

Governor Greg Abbott today held a roundtable with law enforcement officials from the Bexar County area, where he reaffirmed his commitment to backing the blue. The Governor and law enforcement officials discussed the importance of bail reform and funding for police departments, and the Governor called for a constitutional amendment to expand bail reform in Texas. Governor Abbott and officials...
April 21, 2022

Governor Mills Signs Passamaquoddy Drinking Water Legislation Into Law | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills - Maine.gov

Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has signed the amended version of LD 906, An Act to Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access to Clean Drinking Water. “Members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik, like all people in Maine, deserve access to clean, safe drinking water. This legislation will build on our efforts to ensure that they get it,” said Governor Mills. “I thank the P...
April 21, 2022

Tampa Bay law enforcement agencies warn of dangerous synthetic drug 'ISO' - ABC Action News Tampa Bay

--> Sorry, we're having issues playing this video. In the meantime, try watching one of the videos below. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is sharing a dangerous drug alert about a drug called Isotonitazene, also known as ISO. “ISO is a new synthetic drug that is proven to be more than 20 times more potent that fentanyl,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister ...