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Jun 2009

Michigan State Police Reject Furlough, 100 Officers Laid Off

LANSING - About 100 Michigan State Police troopers will be laid off Sunday after a last-ditch effort to avoid the job loss failed. Members of the Michigan State Police Troopers Association voted against a furlough plan that would have...

26

Jun 2009

Budget cuts hurt public safety in the Golden State

Police chiefs have warned that cuts proposed to balance the state budget will leave Californians less safe. That's probably true. In an effort to help fill a $24 billion deficit, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed releasing some low-...

26

Jun 2009

Plan to modify L.A. gang injunctions splits lawmakers along party lines

Reporting from Sacramento - A key strategy in Los Angeles' battle against street gangs - the use of court injunctions - has come under attack by state lawmakers who are moving to strictly limit it. The state Senate has approved a measure...

26

Jun 2009

Proposed cuts would allow a Madoff to avoid prison in California, Cooley says

Los Angeles County's top prosecutor has warned that a budget proposal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would so weaken court sentencing guidelines that if a swindler such as Bernard Madoff were to be brought to justice in California he would...