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Capital Crime Wave Prompts DC Mayor’s Major Reversal on Police Restraints

October 24, 2023 Police, prompts, Capital, Major, Crime, wave, Reversal, Mayors, Restraints0 comment

Amid escalating crime in the nation’s capital, President Joe Biden went to bat for a “police reform” law passed by the D.C. Council by vetoing a bipartisan congressional measure that would have overturned it. Now, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to roll back the same law that Biden protected. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee, whose oversight includes the District of Columbia, held two hearings earlier this year on the D.C. crime problem. “Unfortunately, President Biden refused to stand by the Metropolitan Police Department and allowed the D.C. Council’s anti-police…

Wisconsin Republicans’ Election Investigator Threatens To Jail Mayors Of Green Bay, Madison

December 4, 2021 Republicans, Election, Wisconsin, “green”, threatens, Madison, Jail, Mayors, Investigator0 comment

<p>An attorney leading an investigation of the 2020 elections for Wisconsin’s legislative Republicans has threatened to jail the mayors of Wisconsin’s second- and third-largest cities if they don’t meet his demands.</p> <p>The mayors, for their part, say the attorney is wildly distorting reality, and that their attempts to reach him have gone unanswered.</p> Talking Points Memo

Six U.S. mayors urge Congress to block Trump federal deployment – Reuters

July 28, 2020 U.S., Congress, Reuters, urge, block, federal, Trump, Mayors, deployment0 comment

Six U.S. mayors urge Congress to block Trump federal deployment Reuters Mayors ask Congress to ban deployment of militarized federal agents in cities as Trump mulls sending in more POLITICO Mayors demand Congress block Trump from deploying federal agents to cities Minnesota Public Radio News US attorney: Feds will stay in Portland until attacks end Sentinel & Enterprise View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News