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Officers with the San Francisco Police Department work to close a barricade during a rally and a counter-demonstration at the United Nations Plaza in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 17, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam San Francisco enjoys a reputation as a bastion of American progressivism, but a recent report from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law shows its police depart...

Attorney General Merrick Garland recently wrote a memo on "a disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators," to federal prosecutors. The education company co-founded by Attorney General Merrick Garland’s son-in-law is facing fresh scrutiny after it was revealed the company supports critical race theory curricula while servicing 23,000 scho...

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law California Senate Bill 331 (SB‑331) titled the “Silenced No More Act.” SB‑331 expands two of California’s existing laws regarding employee settlement agreements and nondisclosure agreements; specifically, Civil Procedure Code Section 1001 and California Government Code Section 12964.5. Changes to Civil Procedure Code Section 1001: Sett...

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) speaks during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 19, 2016. Arkansas employers will have to let workers opt out of Covid-19 vaccine requirements through weekly virus testing or twice-annual antibody tests that indicate natural immunity, under bills that Gov. Asa Hutchinson will allow to become law without his signature. The Republican gover...

News Legislation targets sales of new 'small off-road engine' equipment A gas-powered leaf blower, lawnmower and other tools used by a gardening crew sit in the back of a pickup truck in Palo Alto. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber. Nearly three decades after Peninsula cities began implementing bans on gas-powered leaf blowers, the effort has found a foothold at the state level,...

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The 33-year-old Texas woman drove alone four hours through the night to get to the Louisiana abortion clinic for a consultation. She initially planned to sleep in her car, but an advocacy group helped arrange a hotel room. Single and with three children ranging from 5 to 13, she worried that adding a baby now would take time, food, money and space away from her three ch...

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is conducting a series of meetings in eastern Iowa this week with county sheriffs and local law enforcement to promote Safe at Home. Safe at Home is an address confidentiality program that provides protection for survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse, trafficking, stalking, and assault. The meetings coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, whic...

Every May, the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum hosts National Police Week to honor the fallen, support survivors of fallen officers, tell the story of American law enforcement, and make it safer for those who serve. Due to the pandemic, National Police Week was not held in May 2020 or May 2021. In turn, October 13 - 17, 2021, has been designated National Police Weekend. A number ...

Supervisors to consider bonuses for law enforcement, fire and rescue staff  Northern Virginia Daily

Ravenna City Council members say they've received complaints about profanity on outdoor signs and banners, but the city's law director says there's not much the city can do about them. Councilwoman Amy Michael said she's received many complaints about a sign on Jefferson Street, which uses the F word to refer to a political leader, as well as those who voted for him. Several years ago, Rave...