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Top Adams official attacks ‘extremist’ NYC council after slaying of NYPD cop Jonathan Diller for ‘placing the public at risk’ | #citycouncil

Metro exclusive By Craig McCarthy Published March 28, 2024, 5:20 p.m. ET A top Adams administration official raged against the “extremist” City Council online — blaming their policies for driving recidivism and disorder in the wake of the slaying of a Big Apple cop. “What is it going to take for extremist advocates and elected […]

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Peabody City Council to vote on $69.2 million bond for public safety building | News | #citycouncil

PEABODY — The City Council will vote on a $69.2 million bond order for a new public safety building at a special meeting Tuesday night. Introduced last year, the proposed facility would house the entire police department and fire department’s administrative offices at the site of a parking lot off Allens Lane, just behind today’s […]

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Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas police departments look outside state for recruits • Arkansas Advocate

Six Northwest Arkansas law enforcement agencies are launching a campaign to attract out-of-state candidates in response to nationwide recruitment challenges. The agencies are partnering with the Northwest Arkansas Council, which created a public safety consortium that discusses issues facing local first responders. The group is the continuation of a relationship that formed among law enforcement […]

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Mayor

Gracey Van Der Mark talks business, Streamline Surf City at Huntington Beach mayor’s breakfast

Meridith Randall has been at Golden West College for about four years, and she was recently selected as the college’s president. She found Thursday morning’s Mayor’s Breakfast, held at the Senior Center in Central Park and hosted by the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, quite to her liking. “I wasn’t sure if I would fit […]

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Mayor

Houston mayor’s statement on near decade of crime data manipulation echoes KPRC2 Investigates report

Houston Mayor John Whitmire said today that he believes crime data for the city has been manipulated for nearly the past decade, but he vowed to get to the bottom of whoever is responsible. He also vows to fix the issue. The mayor’s statements echoed findings in a KPRC2 Investigates report from a week ago. […]

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Arkansas

let the sunshine in • Arkansas Advocate

Good news and less than good news from Helena-West Helena comes as we mark Sunshine Week, an annual observance of the need to protect your right to know. First, the good news: Helena World publisher Andrew Bagley reports his newspaper has reached a settlement with the state-run Helena-West Helena School District over access to surveillance […]

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Alabama

Young Republicans Leader Charged With ‘Sexual Torture’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The leader of a local Young Republicans chapter in Alabama was arrested last week in connection with the death of another man, with charges against him including a count of “sexual torture.” On Thursday, deputies with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office discovered a dead body later identified as 54-year-old Derek Franklin Walls of Harvest, Alabama, […]

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City Council

Napa City Council chambers needs a facelift | #citycouncil

CHRIS D. CRAIKER Craiker Jennifer Huffman I wish I could take credit for the Napa City Council moving forward on using drones for the next Fourth of July Night display…. But I can’t. My little Feb. 3 Architex Angle article about how lasers and drones should replace the traditional Fourth fireworks was simply alerting everyone […]

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What are the rules at Longview City Council meetings? | #citycouncil

The Longview City Council meetings this year have sparked a lot of discussion over last-minute changes to the agenda. Quality journalism doesn’t happen without your help Most of the recent debate has centered around a last-minute resolution Keith Young unsuccessfully proposed at the end of the Feb. 8 council meeting, which was later revealed through […]

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Bellevue City Council approves $85K for new rescue boat | #citycouncil

Later this year, Bellevue first responders will be better able to respond during water emergencies along the Missouri River. On Tuesday, the city council approved $85,000 to spend on a 22-foot Clark Dura sport boat that will benefit both the police and fire departments. The boat will be purchased from Clark Boat Company, which is, […]

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