Posts Tagged Open Government
Governments Big and Small Weigh Meeting Options During Pandemic
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 17, 2020
When should governments decide to overlook requirements that they meet in-person and in-public? Michael Pope reports.
Citing Safety, Police Scanners Across Virginia Go Silent
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 10, 2018
Credit: Paul McCord / Flickr CC
Across Virginia, and the country, police scanners are going quiet — at least for the public. Mallory Noe-Payne reports on the growing trend of encrypting first responder communication.
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From NPR News- Third Ex-Police Officer Charged In George Floyd's Death Released From Jail On Bond July 5, 2020With Tou Thao's release on Saturday, three of the four former officers involved in George Floyd's death are free on bond. All face criminal charges, and one remains in custody.
- Baltimore Protesters Topple Columbus Statue July 5, 2020Demonstrators in Baltimore pulled down the statue and threw it into the harbor, adding it to the growing list of Columbus monuments toppled nationwide in response to his controversial legacy.
- Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak July 5, 2020A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people.
- Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State? July 5, 2020View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.
- The Kung Fu Nuns Of Kathmandu July 5, 2020They call themselves the "fearless ones." They've built a reputation not just for their martial arts prowess but for teaching girls to stand up for their rights. And they love watching horror movies.
- Third Ex-Police Officer Charged In George Floyd's Death Released From Jail On Bond July 5, 2020
- From BBC News
- PM joins nationwide clap on NHS 72nd anniversary July 5, 2020The applause was inspired by the weekly Clap for Carers during the peak of the coronavirus lockdown.
- Social care reform needed within a year - NHS England boss July 5, 2020Sir Simon Stevens tells the BBC the Covid-19 crisis has shone a "very harsh spotlight" on the sector.
- Coronavirus: Spain imposes local lockdown in Galicia July 5, 2020Galicia reinstates curbs on a coastal area, a day after Catalonia imposed a similar local lockdown.
- Coronavirus: 'Crystal clear' drunk people will not socially distance July 5, 2020As people in England enjoy their first night out in months, police voice fears about social distancing.
- Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre on Maxwell arrest July 5, 2020Jeffrey Epstein accuser says "Prince Andrew should be panicking" after Ghislaine Maxwell arrest.
- PM joins nationwide clap on NHS 72nd anniversary July 5, 2020
