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FLEOA Stands With Lawmakers on Sentencing Reductions

"Reversing policies that have significantly decreased crime and replacing them with new initiatives that would unleash thousands of violent offenders is in no way a reasonable proposition."

May 13, 2016

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Congresswoman Proposes National Standard for De-escalation Training and Use of Force

“We want our officers using force really that [is] proportional to the situation,” Moore said in an interview on Wednesday. “This is about giving police officers additional training assets with regard to encounters that don’t necessarily have to end up with a use of deadly force.”

May 13, 2016

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Louisiana Legislature Considers Hate Crime Protections for Police, Firefighters

Louisiana would be among the first states to make it a hate crime to target police officers and firefighters, if legislation that is being pushed at the State Capitol this session is successful.

April 25, 2016

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Iowa Allows First Responders to Carry Anti-Overdose Drug

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed Senate File 2218 and 28 other bills into law Wednesday, allowing first responders to stock and administer drugs called opioid antagonists for use in life-threatening opioid overdoses.

April 11, 2016

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Congressman Sponsors Bill to Make Attacks on Officers a Federal Hate Crime

“There are more officers being targeted because of the fact that they’re police officers,” said Buck, a Republican representing Colorado. More Here.

March 22, 2016

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Video: Congressman Sponsors Bill to Make Attacks on Officers a Federal Hate Crime

“There are more officers being targeted because of the fact that they’re police officers,” said Buck, a Republican representing Colorado.

March 22, 2016

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New York Senator Votes for Bill to Protect Police Officers

New York State Senator Michael Venditto (R, C, I- Massapequa) voted this week on legislation (S.5598) that would establish the new crime of inciting violence against a police officer.

March 8, 2016

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Virginia Considers Bill to Withhold All Officers’ Names

The Virginia Senate has already approved Senate Bill 552, which would classify the names of all police officers and fire marshals as “personnel records,” exempting them from mandatory disclosure under the state’s freedom of information law. The Republican-dominated Virginia House will consider the bill in hearings starting Thursday. Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) has not taken a position on the bill yet, his spokesman said.

February 24, 2016

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Proposed South Carolina Law Would Require Agencies to Have Policy for Officer-Involved Deaths

South Carolina state senators gave unanimous key approval Thursday for a bill that would require all law enforcement agencies in the state to have a written policy on how to handle officer-involved deaths.

February 19, 2016

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Video: Minnesota Town Calls for Attacks on Police to be Considered Hate Crimes

The city of Red Wing is the first in Minnesota and the second in the nation to pass a resolution that calls for anyone who hurts a police officer to be charged with a hate crime.

October 8, 2015

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Minnesota Town Calls for Attacks on Police to be Considered Hate Crimes

Red Wing, MN's resolution calls for anyone who hurts a police officer to be charged with a hate crime. The hope is cities across the country will adopt this stance. More Here.

October 8, 2015

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Republican Senators Push for Stiffer Penalties for Attacking Officers

“It is important that we send the message that police lives also matter, and that if you target a police officer with violence, you will receive a harsh penalty,” Toomey said in a statement.

October 1, 2015