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MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded slightly more than $791,000 to improve public safety in 12 municipalities and seven counties in Alabama.The grants will enable police and sheriffs’ departments in those jurisdictions to purchase…

Credit: Adobe Stock IntroductionAccording to the 2021 Fact Sheet: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal,…

​Officers have been patrolling the streets of Phoenix since 1881, but women serving in that role came decades later. In the 1930s women started working in a law enforcement compacity for the police department, serving as jail…

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Washington, D.C., March 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review the Securities and Exchange Commission’s denial of our…

March 28, 2024 “The RPA is an effective tool to promote fairness and competition and protect small businesses.”  “By enforcing the RPA, the FTC can prevent dominant market players from further eroding the economic and social benefits…

March 28, 2024 “The RPA is an effective tool to promote fairness and competition and protect small businesses.”  “By enforcing the RPA, the FTC can prevent dominant market players from further eroding the…

March 26, 2024 BOSTON (March 26, 2024) – Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with First Student, a company that owns, operates, and…

As it celebrates Fraud Prevention Month, the Federal Trade Commission is joining with consumer protection and law enforcement agencies from the United States and Canada to engage in public outreach aimed at combatting fraud.The agencies…

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $700,000 to help law enforcement officers and public servants enhance their skills to better serve Alabamians.The grants to four agencies and schools will enable them to provide training that…

The Austin Police Department will be conducting an Extended DWI No Refusal Enforcement Period that will coincide with the upcoming Spring Break holiday season and the Spring Festival.  The Extended No Refusal period sponsored by Austin…

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $627,110 to assist five police and sheriffs’ departments in upgrading or purchasing new equipment to improve public safety.The grants to police departments in Fort Payne, Cordova and Repton and…

In an effort to strengthen and build relationships with law enforcement partners, the Washington National Guard conducted a civil disturbance round table discussion focused on a potential civil unrest response on March 1, 2024…

As of 2020, women make up >14% of sworn officers and 3% of police leadership in the U.S. This under-representation of women in policing undermines public safety.Research shows women officers use less force and less excessive force,…

March 4, 2024 LENEXA, KAN. (MARCH 4, 2024) – Vishay Dale Electronics LLC has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $387,000 to resolve violations of the…

February 27, 2024 “Big Tech is running a play borrowed from the financial industry. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, I talked about how the titans of the financial sector built a “complexity machine” to dodge oversight… Now…

February 27, 2024 “Big Tech is running a play borrowed from the financial industry.…

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom today presented three California Highway Patrol officers with the Governor’s Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor – the highest state award for valor presented to a public safety officer.…

Law enforcement funding mainly comes from local sources. California cities spent more than $14.8 billion on policing in the 2021–22 fiscal year, while counties spent $7.5 billion and the state spent $2.8 billion on the California…

Para la versión de esta página en español, ver a GAO-22-105886. También, la transcripción del episodio de podcast relacionado incluye versiones en inglés y español. What GAO Found Hispanic workers are underrepresented in the…

News ReleaseTuesday, February 6, 2024 NIH-supported research highlights need to better understand psilocybin in context of growing psychedelic use.Law enforcement seizures of “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms” containing the…

News ReleaseTuesday, February 6, 2024 NIH-supported research highlights need to better understand psilocybin in context of growing psychedelic use.Law enforcement seizures of “magic mushrooms” or “shrooms” containing the…

On November 4, 2022, Homicide Bureau Detective Danny Morales and his brother, Northside Sergeant Brandon Espinosa, founded a nonprofit called Bleeding Blue Inc., and since then, they have donated $130,000 to 22 law enforcement families,…

Abandoned dog with 13-pound tumor found tied to pole in park The Animal Rescue League of Boston’s (ARL) Law Enforcement Department is assisting Malden Police and Animal Control in a case of an abandoned dog, where the animal…

January 31, 2024 | Austin, Texas | Appointment Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Conor Harvey and Justin West and reappointed Janna Atkins to the Texas Commission on…

Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission denied the New Civil Liberties Alliance’s long-standing petition to amend the agency’s “Gag Rule,” under which SEC forbids every…

AG Jennings, law enforcement leaders announce record low violent crime rates -…

Cases Part of EPA’s National Initiative to Enforce U.S. Hydrofluorocarbon Phasedown to Mitigate Climate Change January 29, 2024 WASHINGTON – Today, EPA is announcing…

Changes Strengthen Efforts to Hold Unscrupulous Employers Accountable  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, the violation of labor rights,…

Research BriefKey Findings The team identified no critical issues that would preclude U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from proceeding with further development and procurement of body-worn cameras (BWCs). Personnel…

Homes built in the regulatory flood hazard area (RFHA) will need to follow local floodplain regulations. (Photo credit: Traci Sears) Floodplain regulations are complex. Compliance can be hard to understand and violations difficult to…

DETROIT - Highly specialized teams from the Michigan Army National Guard trained with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies during a countering weapons of…

Delaware Office of Highway Safety Announces Occupant Protection and Distracted…

Working with the North Miami Police Department and the North Miami Beach Police Department in early 2023, the Intracoastal District developed a plan to reduce gun violence in all three jurisdictions. The strategy relies on sharing…

Working with the North Miami Police Department and the North Miami Beach Police Department in early 2023, the Intracoastal District developed a plan to reduce gun violence in all three jurisdictions. The strategy relies on sharing…

Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For over five decades, the Securities and Exchange Commission has violated the First Amendment by gagging every American with whom it settles a regulatory enforcement case,…

After an agency-wide redesign of program websites that targeted the public and prioritized a common “look and feel,” the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement at the Administration for Children and Families had a visually appealing…

Revitalized Enforcement and Compliance Program is Delivering on 21st Century Environmental Challenges, Leading to Highest Enforcement Levels in Years December 18, 2023…

As part of my Administration’s executive order on policing, we committed to create a first of its kind database to track records of law enforcement misconduct so that agencies are able to hire the best personnel. Today, I am…

Ideas Could Be Included in Enforcement Settlements December 7, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new effort to…

A data-driven wellness solution with fatigue monitoring capabilities using scheduling insights enables law enforcement agencies to take a proactive approach to officer health and well-being.…

  17/12/2020 - Detection of foreign bribery, as well as awareness of related risks, are still lacking in Iceland. In spite of having been one of the original signatories to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention,…

  22/03/2022 - Detection and enforcement of the foreign bribery offence require urgent improvement in Greece. Despite the Convention entering into force over 24 years ago, Greece has no convictions for foreign…

1st half of show: Dr. Jarrod Santora of NOAA of the Southwest Fisheries Science Center talks about the cascading effects of a marine heatwave on whale prey, whale feeding, Dungeness crab season and whale entanglements and discusses new…

Prof Durwood Zaelke, President,Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development and Director of INECE, giving a brief overview on enforcement of environmental laws, particularly related to ozone depleting substances, and the obstacles…