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New York City officials recently approved a $1 billion police department budget cut. Los Angeles officials similarly cut $150 million from the police budget last. “They’re not concerned about the people that actually pay the taxes,” said Vincent Vallelong, vice president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York, who decried the city’s handling of the budget. “I’d be surprised if every major unit in the department was not impacted,” Los Angeles Police Protective League spokesman Dustin DeRollo said. Police unions accused New York and Los Angeles city officials of recklessness and said they don’t have the public’s interest in mind regarding recent cuts to police department funding in the two cities. … [Read more...] about ‘They’re Not Concerned About The General Public’: NY, LA Police Unions Blast Massive Budget Cuts

Seventy-seven percent of respondents said they approved of how their local police did their job, according to the Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday. Debate over police reform has been heating up in the wake of the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody May 25 after an officer knelt on his neck, video showed. Floyd’s death has been the catalyst for protests and riots across the country. … [Read more...] about More Than 75% Of Americans Approve Of Police In Their Community: Poll

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the only African-American Republican senator, talks to reporters following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill June 09, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) … [Read more...] about Tim Scott, Other Republican Senators Officially Introduce Police Reform Bill

Over the past 50 years, SCOTUS has developed a doctrine that makes government officials, including police officers, immune from being sued in court when they violate people’s rights. I am proud to support this bill by @justinamash & @RepPressley to end qualified immunity. https://t.co/5eI2tkQDHw … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Urged To Rethink Legal Immunity For Police Officers Amid Floyd Protests

The agency said that until it learns more about how this virus affects animals -- pet owners are advised to treat their animals as they would other human family members, in order to protect them from possibly being infected with the virus. … [Read more...] about Texas dog first animal in state confirmed to have COVID-19