Tag: Local governments
Case dismissed in officer’s use of pepper spray amid protest
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia judge has dismissed charges against a former police officer seen on video lowering the mask of at least one protester...
Governor’s OK means S Carolina now allows open carry of guns
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster said Monday he signed into law a bill allowing people with concealed weapons permits from the state to...
Arizona sheriff’s immigration patrols to cost public $200M
PHOENIX — The costs to taxpayers from a racial profiling lawsuit stemming from former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols in metro Phoenix a decade...
Minneapolis mayor says police changes will increase safety
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a sweeping set of public safety proposals Monday that he said would make all neighborhoods in the...
Bruno Covas, mayor of Sao Paulo, dies of cancer at age 41
BRASILIA, Brazil — Bruno Covas, the mayor of Sao Paulo, died of cancer on Sunday, according to the press office of Brazil’s biggest city....
Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a...
Minneapolis suburb OKs sweeping changes in policing policies
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Elected officials in a Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in April...
Philadelphia now says MOVE victims’ remains weren’t cremated
PHILADELPHIA — A day after Philadelphia's health commissioner was forced to resign over the cremation of partial remains belonging to victims of a 1985...
Liberal mayor wants to run against Hungarian prime minister
BUDAPEST, Hungary — The liberal mayor of Hungary's capital announced Saturday that he will enter an upcoming primary race that will choose a candidate...
‘Sins of our past’: Officials apologize for campus shooting
JACKSON, Miss. — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city and a state senator both apologized Saturday for shootings 51 years ago by city and...
