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With the Presidential Inauguration next Wednesday, states across the nation are beginning to put increased security measures in play to help protect State Capitol buildings due to the possible threat of additional protests. The FBI has warned officials in all 50 states of the possible threat of armed protests at their state Capitol buildings next week. Law enforcement here in South Dakota is remaining tight-lipped about their plans to help protect government buildings in the state. Dakota News...

Washington D.C. mayor pushes for increased inauguration security Susan Walsh/AP and last updated 2021-01-11 09:06:03-05 WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is seeking increased security around President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration in the wake of the mob insurrection at the Capitol. “We believe strongly that the 59th Presidential Inauguration on January 20 will require a very different approach than previous inaugurations given the chaos, injury, and deat...

Arizona State Democrats Unveil Their Recover, Restore, and Rebuild Blueprint for 2021 Home » Arizona State Democrats Unveil Their Recover, Restore, and Rebuild Blueprint for 2021 Arizona State Democrats Unveil Their Recover, Restore, and Rebuild Blueprint for 2021 Just before the opening of the new legislative session, Democratic Legislators released their legislative priorities for 2021 in a blueprint called “Recover, Restore, and Rebuild: The Democratic Blueprint for 2021.” Please click...

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Shank: Capitol no stranger to attacks Richard Shank The attack on the United States Capitol this week was a reminder of previous incidents in a building some call the world’s home for Democracy. On Aug. 28, 1814, during a conflict dubbed the War of 1812, the British came to town and during a two-hour stay torched the Capitol and White House, both of which were still under construction. The invaders piled the furniture in the House of Representatives Chamber and ignited a huge bonfire. A secon...

President-Elect Joe Biden condemns Law Enforcement Double Standard Treatment of the Pro Trump Domestic Terrorists Home » President-Elect Joe Biden condemns Law Enforcement Double Standard Treatment of the Pro Trump Domestic Terrorists During the presentation of what NBC journalist Mike Memoli called his new “Justice League” with the prospective new leading members of the Attorney Generals Office, President-Elect Joe Biden condemned the apparent double standard exhibited by some members of ...

Copy shortlink: Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday that federal lawmakers must do everything they can in the coming weeks and months to ensure the U.S. Capitol never sees another security breach like what happened a day earlier. "Of course therell be a major investigation into what went wrong here," said Klobuchar, who was with many of her colleagues in the Senate chambers on Wednesday when a mob of President Donald Trumps supporters overtook Capitol Security and forced la...

Former Arsenal Director explains process of resecuring U.S. Capitol Former Explosives Director talks resecuring the Capitol By Caroline Klapp | January 6, 2021 at 10:50 PM CST - Updated January 7 at 6:42 AM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Congress has resumed its session again, but before they could reenter, some intensive work had to be done to make sure the U.S. Capitol building was safe. “I think this is a new era, unfortunately where we’re entering,” Scott Sweetow said. Scott Sweetow, ...

January 7, 2021 FORT LANGLEY, BC – Physiotherapists nationwide are reporting a sudden influx of Canadians who have been injured trying to pat themselves on the back after witnessing the chaos erupting in the US and feeling pretty smug about being Canadian. “There’s a line-up of very sore and self-satisfied people outside my office that goes around the block,” said Andrew Guck, a physio of twelve years. “Canadians saw the violence in Washington DC and immediately pulled their traps an...

Routine public access to the Minnesota Capitol and legislative proceedings will remain under restrictions into next year as officials weigh when to dismantle a fence and to conduct more business in person. Both realities were disclosed Tuesday during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Capitol Security, which is chaired by Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and includes members of all three branches of state government. The panel was told the chain-link fence ringing the Capitol building since the tens...