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‘We’re canceling days off’: Capitol Police chief pleads for more funding - Roll Call

U.S. Capitol Police is in dire need of more officers to face the upcoming presidential election and other challenges, according to its chief.

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Lawsuit: Mississippi violates rights by appointing judges

Mississippi is violating its own constitution with a law that requires some judges to be appointed rather than elected in the state’s majority-Black capital city and its surrounding county

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The NAACP is suing Mississippi over an expanded role for state-run police in Jackson

The NAACP says "separate and unequal policing" will return to Mississippi's majority-Black capital under a state-run police department.

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NAACP sues Mississippi over 'separate and unequal policing'

The NAACP warns that “separate and unequal policing” will return to Mississippi’s majority-Black capital under a state-run police department

The Independent UK

Mississippi OKs more state policing in mostly Black city

Mississippi's Republican governor has signed a bill to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK

Former Capitol Police officer sentenced for interference with Jan. 6 probe

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former Capitol Police officer to 120 days of home incarceration and two years of probation for a felony conviction tied to Facebook messages with a rioter who was in the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Former Capitol Police officer sentenced for interference with Jan. 6 probe - Roll Call

A former Capitol Police officer was sentenced to home incarceration for a felony conviction tied to messages with a Jan. 6, 2021, rioter.

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Video shows 3 police officers apparently join Jan. 6 protests, filing in Kansas case says

Three police officers appear to be among those chanting “drain the swamp” and “Whose house? Our house!” as protesters invaded the Capitol on Jan. 6, the government said in a federal court document filed Friday.

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Democratic lawmaker hails Parkland parents as ‘American heroes’ and slams GOP after arrest outside hearing

Maxwell Frost spoke out after Manuel Oliver was arrested by Capitol police outside of a committee hearing

The Independent UK

GOPer compares heckler to "insurrection"

"I don't want another Jan. 6," said Rep. Pat Fallon after a hearing on the Second Amendment was interrupted

Salon

Parkland father arrested during House hearing on gun rights - Roll Call

A man whose son was killed in the Parkland, Fla., school shooting was arrested outside a hearing on Second Amendment rights.

Roll Call

Only 1 Black rep gets role in talks on Mississippi policing

One Black lawmaker and nine white ones have been chosen to work on final versions of bills that could expand the territory of a state-run police department inside Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city

The Independent UK

Kansas Capitol Police called to contentious anti-vaccine hearing at Republican’s request

TOPEKA, Kan. — Capitol Police were called into a Kansas Senate Committee Tuesday after a state senator said she felt threatened by a Kansan testifying on a bill.

Tribune News Service

Want Better Journalism and Less B.S.? Demand Stronger Public Record Laws.

Even if you despise the media, you should be rooting for better public record laws.

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Ex-rep: Legislative plans in Mississippi are 'Jim Crow 2.0'

A former Mississippi lawmaker says efforts by the majority-white state Legislature to create courts with appointed rather than elected judges and to expand patrols by state police inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson amount to “Jim Crow 2_0."

Tribune News Service

Biden's proposed budget includes increase for Capitol Police

WASHINGTON — The Capitol Police would receive a significant funding boost under President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal 2024 budget, according to figures released Monday.

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Legislative branch budget: Another proposed increase for Capitol Police - Roll Call

The Capitol Police would receive a significant funding boost under President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal 2024 budget.

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Elon Musk tweets support for QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley

Twitter owner Elon Musk expressed support for “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley, based on disinformation being peddled by Fox News commentator and conspiracy theorist Tucker Carlson.

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Mississippi lawmakers stop effort to take over Jackson water

Mississippi lawmakers are forfeiting an effort to create a state-dominated board to oversee the troubled water system in the state’s capital city

Salon

Tucker's a traitor — and he's not alone

The more we learn about Fox News, Jan. 6 and Donald Trump, the worse it gets. There must be consequences

Tribune News Service

Kansas man who pushed Capitol police officer in Jan. 6 riot is sentenced to prison

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas man who pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer during the Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release.

Salon

GOPers call "bulls**t" on Tucker J6 spin

Capitol Police chief says Carlson segment "filled with offensive and misleading conclusions"

WEKU

As state-run police expand into Jackson, some welcome the help. Others see racism

To help combat Jackson's per capita murder rate, which is one of the worst in the country, the state Legislature expanded the reach of the Capitol Police. City leaders say they've been sidelined.

Evening Standard

Fox News host under fire from capitol police for trying to paint January 6 insurrection as ‘peaceful’

Tucker Carlson has sought to defend the action of the pro-Trump mob

WEKU

Mississippi Senate OKs bill that expands police in majority-Black state capitol

Supporters of the bill say they are trying to improve public safety in Jackson but critics say the bill is a paternalistic attempt to intrude on local decision-making and voting rights in the capital.

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