ABC News, Nomaan Merchant, August 17, 2017- Even as a new Texas law targeting so-called sanctuary cities remains in legal limbo, police chiefs and sheriffs are making changes to comply, rewriting training manuals and withdrawing policies that prevented officers from asking people whether they are in the United States illegally. The law, …
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KC Council urges higher local minimum wage
The Kansas City Star, Lynn Horsley, August 17, 2017- The Kansas City Council approved a resolution Thursday calling on city government and local businesses to voluntarily implement a higher minimum wage than the state-set minimum. The resolution follows a local election Aug. 8 in which 69 percent of Kansas City voters …
State guns laws upheld in face of city challenge
Arizona Daily Sun, Howard Fischer, August 18, 2017- Declaring lawmakers have the final say, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday that cities, towns and counties have no right to enact their own gun regulations. In a unanimous conclusion, the justices voided a 2005 Tucson ordinance that says when the police …
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