Law Enforcement Legislative Updates

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Press Release: Stauber Reintroduces Commonsense Police Reform Legislation

February 4, 2021

Congressman Stauber Reintroduces Police Reform Legislation On Monday, February 1, 2021, the police reform legislation, the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Ac...

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January POAM Washington Report

January 28, 2021

January 2021 Federal Update Following the November elections, Congress returned to Washington to take up a number of critical issues prior to year-end deadlines. On December 21st, both the House and S...

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2021 Executive Order: Protecting LEOs, Judges, Prosecutors, and Their Families

January 19, 2021

Law Enforcement Protection Executive Order On Monday, January 18, 2021, the White House issued an executive order on the law enforcement protection of officers, judges, prosecutors, and their families...

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Chief Justice of Michigan McCormack ReElected

January 7, 2021

Bridget McCormack Reelected Chief Justice of Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack has retained her seat as the Michigan Supreme Court’s leader of the bench, the court announced...

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Independent Probes of Officer Shootings Advises More Technology Use

January 4, 2021

Trump policing commission calls for independent probes of officer shootings, more technology use A report issued by then-Attorney General William P. Barr as Biden administration prepares to launch its...

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Legislative Year End Wrap Up and 2021 Look Ahead

December 21, 2020

A Legislative Look Back at 2020 A year unlike any other! As with most other sectors, Michigan’s state government greatly adjusted its planned priorities this past year to focus on responding to the ...

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Defense Bill Passed With 1033 Program Language

December 15, 2020

Senate Passes Defense Bill with “1033 Program” Language The Senate passed the compromise version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act Friday, December 11, 2020, in an 84-13 ...

November 2020 POAM Washington, D.C. Report

November 19, 2020

November 2020 Federal Update Members of Congress began returning to Washington during the second week of November, poised to take up a number of critical issues and with hopes of competing for a produ...

DOJ Awards Michigan Departments With Grant to Fight Crime

November 10, 2020

Department of Justice Awards More Than $458 Million to Fight Violent Crime Information sourced from trusted partner. The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced that it h...

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Approved Hazard Pay For First Responders

November 6, 2020

First Responder Hazard Premium Pay Update Posted on Friday, November 6, 2020 Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed emergency rules to clarify workers’ compensation coverage for health care employees ...

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