The situation in Haiti is spiraling out of control. Gangs have taken over in Port-au-Prince, terrorizing regular citizens on a daily basis. This isn’t the disorganized behavior of regular street gangs. The gangs have banded together under the leadership of one man named Jimmy Cherizier aka Barbecue. Folklore says his nickname comes from the way […]
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency over a deputy shortage across the state. Landry promised a tough-on-crime agenda and the newly elected Republican is looking to make good on that promise. The declaration of a state emergency allows sheriffs to immediately hire more deputies. It also increases payrolls to highlight the deputy […]
Image Credit: Kenny Eliason | Unsplash The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee schools can buy emergency body cameras and call buttons for schoolteachers through school safety grants. Tennessee Sen Mark Pody, R-Lebanon, had sponsored a bill that would provide $300 to fund lanyards with an emergency button that will send an alert and […]
Last month, Gov. Tina Kotek said she would accept the recommendations of a task force put in place over the summer to study how best to help Portland recover from its host of problems. The solutions recommended by the task force were really just common sense. The city would need to hire more police and […]
Image Credit: Gov. Bill Lee / Facebook & capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Last week Sen. Mark Pody (R-Lebanon-District 17) filed a bill to effectively restrain the governor from renewing or extending a state of emergency without the General Assembly’s approval. Senate Bill 1642 (SB1642) as introduced, “prohibits the governor from renewing […]
Image Credit: Alliance for Excellent Education / Allison Shelley – CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A pair of Tennessee lawmakers announced they introduced a bill to fund emergency body cameras and call buttons for school teachers with $300 in funding apiece. State Sen. Mark Pody, R-Lebanon, and State Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mount […]
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