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November 18, 2021

Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing - Department of Justice

The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the nation, allowing those agencies to hire 1,066 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. “We are committed to prov...
November 18, 2021

Young Dolph murder: Photos of 2 suspected shooters confirmed by law enforcement - FOX13 Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FOX13 has obtained photos of two suspects wanted in the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph. The photos have been circulating on social media; FOX13 confirmed their validity with three independent law enforcement sources Thursday. The photos show two people armed with guns, aiming at a target. One photos shows a vehicle belonging to Young Dolph. These are pictures surfing ...
November 18, 2021

Dane County law enforcement recover 40+ shell casings from scene of overnight shooting - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3

Dane County law enforcement recover 40+ shell casings from scene of overnight shooting  Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3
November 18, 2021

Kingston’s proposed ‘Good Cause Eviction’ law moves forward - The Daily Freeman

Kingston’s proposed ‘Good Cause Eviction’ law moves forward KINGSTON, N.Y. — A Common Council committee narrowly advanced a proposed Good Cause Eviction law for the city of Kingston after reaching a compromise that would limit the legislation to buildings with more than four units. During a meeting Wednesday evening, the Laws and Rules Committee voted 3-2 to move the proposal to the full co...
November 18, 2021

Marsy's Law Allows Victim to Challenge Order Granting Former Spouse's Gun Rights - Court News Ohio

A Warren County judge wrongfully restored the gun possession rights of a man convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled today. The Supreme Court ruled the victim, the man’s ex-wife, could invoke Marsy’s Law to block the judge’s ruling. In a 4-3 decision, the Court ruled that Warren County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Peeler was not authorized by state law to g...
November 18, 2021

Her fetus no longer viable, Texas woman describes crossing state lines to have an abortion - Austin American-Statesman

When she returned home from her OB-GYN's office after learning her fetus would not survive past mid-gestation, the first thing she did was draft an essay titled, "To the Male Politicians Controlling My Uterus." She needed an outlet for her fury and devastation after discovering that her fetus had an extreme case of a rare chromosomal disorder that would cause its vital organs to fill with fl...
November 18, 2021

Texas law falls short in protecting Natalia Cox, Austin college student who was killed in her apartment - KVUE.com

Natalia Cox, 21, was murdered in March by a man investigators say threatened her at her apartment just one week earlier. AUSTIN, Texas — The parents of a 21-year-old Austin college student are fighting for change after their daughter, Natalia Cox, was allegedly murdered by a man that investigators say she’d met only 10 days prior. Her parents, Lester and LaKeshia, are suing the apartment com...
November 18, 2021

Gov. Ron DeSantis expected to sign vaccine mandates ban into law - WPLG Local 10

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Republicans approved a sweeping bill Wednesday to hobble coronavirus vaccine mandates in businesses, rejecting claims that they were sacrificing public health to hand Gov. Ron DeSantis a win in his fight against White House virus rules. Lawmakers in the GOP-controlled statehouse expedited the measure, along with a package of virus bills, after hours of debate in wh...
November 18, 2021

Southern Poverty Law Center to Mobile: Do not diminish Black political power through redistricting - al.com

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson speaks during an inauguration ceremony for the mayor and the seven members of the Mobile City Council on Monday, November 1, 2021, at Government Plaza in Mobile, Ala. (John Sharp/[email protected]). The Southern Poverty Law Center is urging Mobile city officials to not “dilute the voting strength of the Black community” and the Black voting-age population when redrawin...
November 18, 2021

Iowa Poll: 52% of Iowans support state law guaranteeing exemptions to COVID vaccine mandates - desmoinesregister.com

© Copyright 2021, Des Moines Register and Tribune Co. More than half of Iowans support a new state law saying employers who require COVID-19 vaccinations must allow exemptions for workers who cite religious or medical reasons, the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows. The law, which gives employees wide latitude in opting out of workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates, draws supp...