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3 Feb 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
Tricia Derges Indicted by Grand Jury, Accused of Faking Stem Cell Treatments” by Austin Huguelet (Springfield News-Leader) for MSN New York: “Manhattan District Attorney Considering Prosecuting Stephen Bannon Following His Pardon by Trump in Federal Fraud Case” by Shayna Jacobs (Washington Post) for MSN Ohio: “Ex-Columbus City Hall Lobbyist, Franklin County Authority Member John Raphael Agrees to Bribery Plea” by Bill Bush (Columbus Dispatch) for MSN… [read post]
2 Feb 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
” by Julie Zauzmer for Washington Post Lobbying Texas: “Should Cities’ Funds Be Used to Pay Lobbyists? [read post]
1 Feb 2021, 10:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The debate over making Austin's crime lab independent from the police department - which the City Council will take up on Thursday - inadvertently helps demonstrate why such change is necessary.Austin's city manager Spencer Cronk for years has balked at making the crime lab independent. [read post]
26 Jan 2021, 12:16 pm by Victoria Gallegos
”  Protests in New Delhi against India’s new farming laws turned violent on Tuesday after protesters broke through police barricades and breached the city’s historic Red Fort, reports BBC. [read post]
25 Jan 2021, 11:07 am by Tia Sewell
More than 3,000 people were arrested in at least 109 cities over the weekend in connection with the pro-Navalny protests. [read post]
25 Jan 2021, 1:51 am by Neil Wilkof
By one account, the top destination is Austin, Texas, with Seattle, New York, and Chicago right behind. [read post]
20 Jan 2021, 8:00 am by Gritsforbreakfast
These criticisms come on the heels of a review by the city's Equity Office finding Austin's police academy subjected cadets to unnecessary hazing and fostered a "culture of violence. [read post]
18 Jan 2021, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat and John deVille
Austin Sarat is Associate Provost, Associate Dean of the Faculty and William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. [read post]
14 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
City Hall Corruption Case MSN – David Zahniser (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 1/7/2021 A real estate company whose residential tower is a major part of the federal bribery case against former Los Angeles City Councilperson Jose Huizar agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve its portion of the investigation. [read post]
2 Jan 2021, 7:11 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Training division’s practices and culture are driving highly qualified candidates to leave the academy, depriving Austin of the diverse, community-driven police force that City leaders and residents envision.Nationally, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, only 23 percent of training academies have curricula which is all or mostly stress-based, as is clearly the case in Austin. [read post]
31 Dec 2020, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
Austin Sarat is Associate Provost, Associate Dean of the Faculty and William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. [read post]
28 Dec 2020, 4:30 am by Tom Kosakowski
Tomorrow, the first part of the top ten stories.Retirements -- Many notable Ombuds retired last year, including:Margret Ammann, SAP;Lavada Austin, Cal Poly Pomona;Shereen Bingham, University of Nebraska Omaha;Maureen Brodie, University of California San Francisco;Jenna Brown, University of Denver; Deanna Clingan-Fischer, Iowa State University;Niek Graafland, Delft University of Technology;Cathryn Heslep, MacEwan University;Jim Kennelly, Carleton University;John D. [read post]
27 Dec 2020, 9:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
State leaders including legislators and Rick Perry first had to get fed up: They only took bold action after they'd personally tried to "reform" task forces, only to watch them buck official direction in much the same way Austin PD Chief Brian Manley ignores his marching orders, slow walking City Council directives and/or naysaying their pronouncements publicly.Grits' takeaway: Leaders won't take even modest "defund" steps if they think the agency… [read post]
21 Dec 2020, 7:49 am by Gritsforbreakfast
” He said given the city’s safe standing among other cities, he wasn’t yet concerned with the rise in some crimes. [read post]