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California governor proposes rolling back access to police misconduct records
1 year, 6 months ago

California governor proposes rolling back access to police misconduct records

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has proposed an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers, handing the responsibility instead to local agencies in an effort to help cover an estimated $31.5 billion budget deficit. The governor’s office referred questions to the commission, whose spokesperson said the proposed change is a cost-saving measure …

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Twenty police officers in California face possible decertification, which would end their careers
1 year, 9 months ago

Twenty police officers in California face possible decertification, which would end their careers

LA Times  

A street in San Francisco is blocked by police. Twenty California police officers face possible decertification by the state’s law enforcement accreditation body, a move would strip them of a license to carry a badge in the state. The law enforcement officers on the list include police from San Bernardino, San Francisco, Stockton, Rohnert Park and Redwood City as well …

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Tennessee commission recommends decertification of former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
1 year, 9 months ago

Tennessee commission recommends decertification of former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

CNN  

CNN — A Tennessee commission is recommending that three former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols be decertified from working in law enforcement in the state. The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, which is responsible for training and enforcing standards for all local police departments in the state, on Friday approved and stamped …

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EXPLAINER: What’s behind efforts to decertify 2020 election?
2 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind efforts to decertify 2020 election?

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A year and a half after Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, Donald Trump is still pushing for decertifying Biden’s win, particularly in Wisconsin. “When the ballot drop boxes were used illegally, anything and all things that went into them made them null and void the moment they went into the box,” said Wisconsin state Rep. Tim Ramthun, a …

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Wisconsin governor candidate won’t rule out decertification
2 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin governor candidate won’t rule out decertification

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor who has Donald Trump’s endorsement won’t rule out attempting to decertify President Joe Biden’s 2020 win in the battleground state, even though GOP legislative leaders and attorneys from both sides have dismissed the idea as impossible and unconstitutional. Michels’ refusal to rule out the idea came days after Trump renewed his …

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Wisconsin elections commission rejects guidance for clerks
2 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin elections commission rejects guidance for clerks

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission couldn’t agree Tuesday on what guidance, if any, to give the state’s more than 1,800 local clerks to help them understand how to implement a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling outlawing absentee ballot drop boxes. The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled 4-3 that absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal and voters must …

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Wisconsin GOP leader rejects election decertification call
2 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin GOP leader rejects election decertification call

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican speaker of the Assembly again rejected calls to decertify President Joe Biden’s win in the battleground state after meeting privately Wednesday with advocates for making that move that attorneys across the political spectrum have said can’t be done. That’s not going to happen.” Decertification advocates, including Republican candidate for governor and current state Rep. Timothy …

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Virginia reforms lead to increase in police decertifications
2 years, 10 months ago

Virginia reforms lead to increase in police decertifications

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Two years ago, the only reasons police officers could be decertified in Virginia were if they tested positive for drugs, were convicted of certain crimes or failed to complete required training. That changed when a wave of police reforms passed in Virginia after the May 2020 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, including laws that expanded …

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Posts distort reason for Pennsylvania voting machine decertification
3 years, 5 months ago

Posts distort reason for Pennsylvania voting machine decertification

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Pennsylvania has decertified voting machines in the sparsely populated Fulton County after a software company called Wake TSI looked over the machines and confirmed the machines would have to be “retired.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: Missing context. THE FACTS: Pennsylvania’s top elections official this week told Fulton County officials their voting machines would need to be replaced because the county had …

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Virginia lawmakers push to expand police decertification law
4 years, 3 months ago

Virginia lawmakers push to expand police decertification law

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A white Virginia state trooper yells an expletive-laden threat at a Black motorist who refuses to get out of his car during a traffic stop. “We think those two things cover the vast majority of concerns from the public when it comes to reforming the professional conduct of police officers,” said Dana Schrad, executive director of the …

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How To Stop Police Officers From Getting New Police Jobs After Misconduct
4 years, 5 months ago

How To Stop Police Officers From Getting New Police Jobs After Misconduct

NPR  

How To Stop Police Officers From Getting New Police Jobs After Misconduct Recent protests have revived a longtime campaign to create a national system to track police misconduct and make sure those who lose their license can't find another police job in other states. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Wandering cops - that's the phrase sometimes used to describe problem police officers …

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