David Richardson, assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, visited the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on Dec. 18 to discuss the security and safety of the U.S. food system. Richardson, along with Deputy Assistant Secretary John Waters, toured the Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center, Animal Science Complex, Nebraska Center for [.]
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OMAHA â Nebraskaâs political, business, educational and military leaders have Zoomed their pitch to bring the U.S. Space Command headquarters to Offutt Air Force Base, arguing that a unique blend of academic, public and private support make Offutt the right choice.
Now, itâs time to wait.
The six communities that are finalists for the headquarters â and the 1,400 jobs that come with it â each had one hour Monday or Tuesday to make their case by video teleconference to the Air Force committee that will recommend a site. Offuttâs, on Tuesday, was the fifth to present.
In addition to Offutt, the other finalists announced in November are in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Cape Canaveral, Florida; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Huntsville, Alabama; and San Antonio.
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How US cities lost control of police discipline
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By: Kim Barker, Michael H. Keller and Steve Eder
In the chaos of 1960s Detroit, a fledgling police union laid the groundwork for a system that, to this day, constrains discipline for officers accused of misconduct. It took Portland, Oregon, almost US$1 million in legal fees, efforts by two mayors and a police chief, and years of battle with the police union to defend the firing of Officer Ron Frashour only to have to bring him back. Today, the veteran white officer, who shot an unarmed black man in the back a decade ago, is still on the force.