Government and Politics
Sep 13, 2017: Freddie Gray's family 'devastated and disappointed' by DOJ decision not to charge officers, attorney says | The Baltimore Sun Sep 12, 2017: Citing "insufficient evidence", the U.S. Department of Justice released a … Continue reading Freddie Gray Dies of Spinal Cord Injury After Arrest by Baltimore Police
Apr 27, 2015: Undersheriff Tim Albin resigned from the Tulsa Police Department. Undersheriff Tim Albin resigns following release of report on Reserve Deputy Robert Bates | Tulsa World Apr 24, 2015: Earlier this week, an … Continue reading Volunteer Police Deputy Shoots and Kills Black Suspect in Tulsa Oklahoma
Apr 16, 2015: President Obama signed H.R.2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. The bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (by a vote of 392 to 37) on March … Continue reading Medicare "Doc Fix" Bill Signed into Law by President Obama
On March 9, 2015, President Obama issued an executive order freezing the assets of seven Venezuela officials. By issuing this order, Obama puts into effect S.2142 - Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society … Continue reading President Obama Issues Executive Order Freezing Assets of Seven Venezuela Officials
Apr 10, 2015: In southern California, NBC Channel 4 video shot from a helicopter shows several San Bernardino County deputies beating 30-year old Francis Jared Pusok when arresting him at the end of a chase … Continue reading San Bernardino County Deputies Beat Man After Chase
Dec 7, 2017: U.S. District Judge David Norton sentenced Michael Slager to 20 years in prison, deciding that Slager had in fact committed second-degree murder in the shooting death of Walter Scott. Former S.C. Officer … Continue reading South Carolina Police Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting of Black Man
May 5, 2015: The California State Water Resources Control Board unanimously approved the water restrictions announced by California Governor Jerry Brown on April 1, 2015. Emergency 25% cut in California cities' water use approved | … Continue reading California Governor Jerry Brown Orders Mandatory Water Restrictions
Mar 26, 2015 Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law House Bill 2578 which makes it more challenging for homeowners to sue home builders for construction defects. The new law states that both sides in … Continue reading Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Signs Construction Defect House Bill 2578
Mar 27, 2015 Attorneys for Debra Milke filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, former Phoenix Police Detective Armando Saldate, several Phoenix police officers, sergeants, and lieutenants, a forensic … Continue reading Debra Milke Murder Case
Mar 20, 2015 After four years of evaluation, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, issued a News Release along with a 395-page Final Rule on safe, responsible hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on … Continue reading U.S. Department of Interior Releases Final Rule for Safe Fracking on Federal and Tribal Lands