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Judge blocks Fort Worth from replacing fired police chief
A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the city of Fort Worth from hiring a replacement for its fired police chief. A state district judge issued a restraining order Friday, July 19, 2019, that bars the city from hiring a new chief for 14 days as Joel Fitzgerald contests his May firing.
Probe: Oklahoma virtual charter founders embezzled million
The founders of Oklahoma’s largest virtual charter school embezzled millions of dollars in state funds through an illegal scheme that involved the use of “ghost students” to artificially inflate enrollment numbers, investigators allege.
Florida schools to add mental health classes to curriculum
Courtesy of TheGrio MIAMI (AP) — Florida public schools will now be required to teach students about mental health under a new mandate passed by the state board of education. The board […]
Philadelphia moves to fire 13 officers over Facebook posts
Officers who were on track to be fired made posts or comments that advocated violence or death “against any protected class such as ethnicity, national origin, sex, religion and race” or worked to “erode the trust necessary for a police department to carry out its core mission,” Ross said.
No Deal, Jared Lindsey | Analysis of FOP and its President
Lindsay’s personal, political attitudes are, therefore, seemingly against all efforts that would aid in the eradication of racial disparities in officers use-of-force within the Tulsa Police Department.
The Latest: House votes to condemn Trump tweets
The Democratic-led House has voted to condemn President Donald Trump’s tweets telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries of origin.
