Posts Tagged Police
Northam Considers Bill Limiting Some Use of Military Equipment by Police
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 27, 2020
Governor Ralph Northam is now considering dozens of bills lawmakers sent him during a special session on coronavirus and criminal justice reform. Michael Pope reports about one bill that could limit what kind of military equipment is available to police.
Defund the Police? One Suggestion is to Work Towards Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 23, 2020
Calls to defund the police are echoing across the country, but where should the money go? Cat Modlin-Jackson has this report about what it will take to dismantle the school to prison pipeline.
Citing Safety, Police Scanners Across Virginia Go Silent
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 10, 2018
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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.
Taylor Proposal Calls for Partnerships Between Police and Local Communities
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 15, 2018
Recent years have seen a growing sense of distrust between some members of the community and police. Now one Virginia congressman is trying to forge a new sense of cooperation. Michael Pope is on Capitol Hill with the latest.
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From NPR News- Eva, the hero dog, beats back a mountain lion that attacked her owner on a hike May 21, 2022Erin Wilson recounts how her dog saved her from a mountain lion attack while she hiked along a river in remote Northern California. Eva the Belgian Malinois is recovering.
- She joined DHS to fight disinformation. She says she was halted by... disinformation May 21, 2022Nina Jankowicz looks back at how exaggerations and falsehoods stoked so many doubts about the Disinformation Governance Board that DHS paused it after just three weeks.
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- How goods made with forced labor end up in your local American store May 21, 2022A new report from a non-profit group finds that goods imported from the Xinjiang region in China could be the result of policies that coerce ethnic minority into factory jobs.
- Should 18-year-olds be allowed to buy semi-automatic rifles? State and courts debate May 21, 2022Efforts by states to to raise the minimum age for buying a long rifle have been challenged in court by gun rights activists.
- Eva, the hero dog, beats back a mountain lion that attacked her owner on a hike May 21, 2022
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