Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (The Center Square) - A bill that would dramatically change how sheriffs operate in the state of Washington is set for another ...

As Missouri stands on the verge of controlling the police forces in Kansas City and St. Louis, new polling suggests that Missouri voters oppose the idea of state control in policing. The poll, ...

Hear more about the state takeover of the police department on The 314 Podcast. The bill to return control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to a board appointed by Missouri’s governor ...

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After more than three decades of state control, lawmakers voted to recommend the return of Central Falls schools to local ...

The Missouri legislature is likely one vote away from placing the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state control. The Senate voted 27-5 on Monday to pass a House bill placing control of ...

A St. Paul ordinance expected to be ready this month would allow major gun control measures just as soon as state lawmakers give the go-ahead. One major obstacle stands in the way: a 40-year-old state ...

The state took over Paterson’s police department nearly three years ago under the old attorney general. City officials want control back. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor) One of the first ...

LOGAN, WV (WOWK) — Three county school systems that are under state control will soon have new superintendents. The West Virginia Board of Education announced in a press release on Friday that Logan, ...