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DOJ budget highlights ‘law and order’ priorities, but cuts funding and personnel

by Brian Seay

A 2018 budget proposal includes about a billion dollars in cuts to the DOJ, but directs hundreds of millions to crime reduction and immigration enforcement.

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Ohio lawmaker proposes death penalty for killing first responders

by Brian Seay

Kill a firefighter? Face the death penalty. That’s what one Ohio lawmaker is proposing.

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Expanded background check law proposed in gun-friendly Vermont

by Brian Seay

A lawmaker in Vermont is introducing a bill this month that would implement universal gun background checks.

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Ohio aims to keep concealed carry records private

by Jennifer Cruz

Sen. Joe Uecker said many feel like access to the information violates permit holders' Second Amendment rights, but Dennis Hetzel, with the Ohio Newspaper Association, argues that the First Amendment is just as important as the second.

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Fireman proposes to cop girlfriend during staged fire call (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

A firefighter from the Houston Fire Department proposed to his girlfriend, who is a police officer at the Houston Police Department, during an elaborately staged fake fire call late last month. Houston firefighter Jesse Gonzalez wanted to ask his cop girlfriend, Olga Peck, to marry him. But being the romantic that he is, he wanted […]

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