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North Carolina City Votes to Slash Police Budget by $770,000

The Ashville (NC) City Council on Tuesday night voted 5-2 to slash the police department budget by more than three quarters of a million dollars.

September 24, 2020

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Georgia Judge: Voters Cannot Abolish Police Department in Referendum

A Georgia Superior Court judge has ruled that voters cannot decide whether or not to abolish the Glynn County Police Department in a referendum vote on Election Day in November.

September 11, 2020

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Hundreds of Colorado Officers Retire or Resign Following Police Reform Bill

More than 200 law enforcement officers in Colorado have either resigned or retired after the passage of Senate Bill 217 in late June, which put into place sweeping reforms that include officers’ personal financial liability for their actions.

August 18, 2020

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Denver Councilmember Proposes Bill to Abolish Police Department

A member of the Denver City Council has drafted a piece of legislation that will all but abolish that city's police department.

August 14, 2020

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Massachusetts Lawmakers' Effort to End Use of Tear Gas Falls Short

Legislators in the Massachusetts House of Representatives have begun a debate on how law enforcement officers in the state will operate and be trained, but the early outcome is that things like the use of tear gas in crowd control will remain in place.

July 24, 2020

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Elected Leaders in Massachusetts Debate Police Officers in Schools

Officials in Massachusetts recently passed a "police reform bill" this week that would allow public schools the option of removing resource officers in districts across the state. The bill also imposes police oversight, bans choke-holds, limits the use of tear gas, licenses all law enforcement officers, and requires that they take training on the history of racism.

July 17, 2020

Procedures & Policies

Martial Arts Master Warns New NYPD Arrest and Control Rules are Dangerous for Officers and Arrestees

“When you remove the safest control method, you force them to use the less safe tools that they have,” said Rener Gracie, 36, including firearms.

July 16, 2020

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NY Troopers Union Demands that Members be Removed from NYC Over City's New Use-of-Force Law

"We have arrived at this unfortunate decision due to the hastily written so-called police reform legislation recently passed by the New York City Council," said PBA President Thomas H. Mungeer. "This poorly conceived bill puts an undue burden upon our troopers; it opens them up to criminal and civil liability for restraining a person during a lawful arrest in a manner that is consistent with their training and is legal throughout the rest

July 16, 2020