“This bill is still really bad, but it’s moved at least somewhat in the right direction so that, hopefully, we won’t see Armageddon on January 1st.” #orlandpark
“Austin is where I live, and a community that I represent, but it’s also an area that has long endured the impact of generations of disinvestment. Schools have been closed, along with mental health centers, grocery stores and pharmacies, and in that wake is the constant threat of gun violence. "
#BrandonJohnson
During the meeting, the board appointed Mercedes Francisco to the alleged vacant board seat created by the board’s unlawful removal of another board member.
#EdgarCountyWatchDogs
"Instead of attacking the rights of honest citizens, we call on our colleagues to fulfill their oath of office by standing up for our Constitution even the parts of that document they don’t like.” #guncontrol
The SAFE-T act now includes provisions to allow criminals charged before the effective date on Jan. 1st to be charged under the new SAFE-T Act rules. #safe-tact
“This is a negotiated plan that will bring needed transparency and clear up issues between municipalities and the utilities that serve their communities,” DeLuca said. #deluca
House Bill 1095 further clarifies and makes consistent all language pertaining to what prosecutors must show to detain an individual, which is that the person poses a real and present threat to any person or the community, based on specific articulable facts of the case.