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| Mansfield Insurance Ruling Costs Unknown
MANSFIELD — Officials don't know the cost to the city of an arbitrator's ruling that restores past levels of benefits to two unions that disputed cuts in municipal employee's health insurance plan.
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| Proactive Policing Takes a Back Seat to Reality
ATLANTA, GA — When it comes to law enforcement duty, there are three unofficial categories: what police have to do, what they ought to do and what they can afford to do.
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| Fire Union Calls Tempe's Imposed Pay Reductions a Breach of Salary Contracts
TEMPE, AZ — In the wake of all Tempe employees receiving a 5 percent pay reduction, the union for the city's fire department is disputing a possible breach of contract.
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| TPD Sets No-Tolerance Policy on Officers Who Lie
TULSA, OK — Interim Police Chief Chuck Jordan announced on Friday a no-tolerance policy for police officers who are found to have lied on police reports and other legal documents.
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| City Budget Cuts Are 'Bad Choices Based on Bad Options,' Mayor Mitch Landrieu Says
NEW ORLEANS, LA — New Orleans city employees, including police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel, will be required to take 11 unpaid furlough days by year's end to help chip away at a projected $67 million deficit in the 2010 budget, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced.
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| City Cancels FOP Contract Talk
JACKSONVILLE, FL —At the same time Jacksonville is getting deals in place with some of its unions and making major strides with others, the city canceled Tuesday's scheduled bargaining session with the Fraternal Order of Police.
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| Concealed Weapons Permit, Training Requirement Ends Thursday
MESA, AZ - In less than a week, Arizona residents will be allowed to carry a gun in their pocket or purse without needing paperwork to do so.
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| Tulsa's Top Cop Search Begins Friday
TULSA, OK—Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett says at the same time he launches the search, he is also changing how the police chief job is classified for the city.
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| Going Green Helps County Police Union
CROWNSVILLE, MD — The county Police Department's Fraternal Order of Police has partnered with Viridian Energy to help residents go green and raise funds for the union.
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| Council Worried About $7 Million; Leggett Counters 48 Hours Off Costs $0
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — A majority of Montgomery County Council members appear opposed to what they believe is $7 million in new spending on government employees.
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