Brawl breaks out at conference of local California officials

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Brawl breaks out at conference of local California officials

A Commerce, Calif., official was hospitalized and another plans to press charges after a fight involving several Commerce city officials broke out at a conference. The fight occurred on May 18 at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort in Indian Wells, Calif., NBC Los Angeles reports. It took place at an annual seminar for local officials […]

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San Francisco becomes first city to ban municipal use of facial recognition technology

San Francisco became the first American city to ban city use of facial recognition surveillance technology. The Stop Secret Surveillance ordinance, which passed 8-1 on May 14, bans San Francisco city agencies’ use of facial recognition technology, according to Vox. “The propensity for facial recognition technology to endanger civil rights and civil liberties substantially outweighs its […]

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Denver voters approve psilocybin mushroom decriminalization

It’s no hallucination — Denver will become the first U.S. city to effectively decriminalize the possession and personal use of psilocybin mushrooms. Denver voters approved Initiative 301 on Denver’s May 7, 2019 ballot by a slim margin — 50.6 percent in favor to 49.4 percent, according to the Denver Post. The official results of the […]

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Phoenix partnership brings meditation devices, free cancer screenings to first responders

A partnership between Phoenix and a cancer treatment center is bringing the city’s first responders meditation devices and free cancer screenings. As part of its partnership with the Vincere Cancer Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., the city is adding Deepak Chopra InnerSpace meditation grounding devices to police precincts and fire stations, according to Phoenix radio station […]

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Connecticut police shooting sparks outrage as officials work towards accountability

A police shooting in Connecticut has sparked numerous protests, and local and state officials are working to ensure accountability. On the morning of April 16, a Hamden, Ct., police officer and a Yale University police officer stopped a car about a mile from the university, according to CNN. Police had received a 911 call earlier […]

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Court rules cities in 4 states cannot chalk tires to track parking

Chalk it up to constitutional law — marking motorists’ tires with chalk to keep track of parking times without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled on April 22 that physically marking tires with chalk — which some cities do to track parking time — is […]

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City of Tucson ordered to pay paramedic $3.8 million for not providing designated breastfeeding room

The Tucson, Ariz., government has been ordered to pay a city fire paramedic almost $4 million for failing to provide her with a private area to pump breast milk. When Tucson paramedic Carrie Clark returned from maternity leave in 2012, she asked her employer for a private room to pump breast milk, Tucson TV station […]

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Why local governments should consider a holistic approach to human trafficking

Most cities want to address human trafficking in a meaningful way, but there is no clear consensus on the best way to go about it. However, a comprehensive, citywide approach underway in three cities is demonstrating great potential. Chicago, Atlanta and my city, Minneapolis, have received grant funding as part of the Pathways to Freedom […]

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Getting body cameras? Better get AI

If your police department isn’t using body cameras yet, it likely will be soon. Surveys show upwards of 95% of departments have either already deployed the cameras or plan to do so. The reasons for this boom are obvious. In addition to providing an objective record that helps build public trust, body cameras can be […]

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New York county declares state of emergency due to measles outbreak

Rockland County, N.Y., declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 26 due to a measles outbreak that has affected over 150 people since the previous fall. “This is a public health crisis, and it is time to sound the alarm, to ensure that everyone takes proper action to protect themselves and their neighbors; for […]

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Brawl breaks out at conference of local California officials

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San Francisco becomes first city to ban municipal use of facial recognition technology

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Denver voters approve psilocybin mushroom decriminalization

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Phoenix partnership brings meditation devices, free cancer screenings to first responders

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Connecticut police shooting sparks outrage as officials work towards accountability

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Court rules cities in 4 states cannot chalk tires to track parking

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City of Tucson ordered to pay paramedic $3.8 million for not providing designated breastfeeding room

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Why local governments should consider a holistic approach to human trafficking

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Getting body cameras? Better get AI

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New York county declares state of emergency due to measles outbreak

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