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How a mother's love — and grief — can transform American politics

How a mother's love — and grief — can transform American politics
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Illustration of diverse women, both young and old and holding children, in protest with signs and bullhorns.
On April 26, a group of mothers gathered in Chicago, Illinois to hold a vigil for families who have lost loved ones to police violence in the city. These women — including Dorothy Holmes, the mother of Ronald Johnson, who was shot and killed by Chicago Police in 2014 — demanded police accountability. The women pointed out the string of violations by the Chicago Police Department and called to defund the police.

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Bill would prevent fired cops from working in other jurisdictions

"Enough is enough," New York State Senator Brian Benjamin told CBS News.

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New York lawmaker announces bill to prevent fired police officers from being rehired in other jurisdictions

New York lawmaker announces bill to prevent fired police officers from being rehired in other jurisdictions
By Tori B. Powell
Lawmakers push police reform plans
Police officers who were either fired or forced to resign because of disciplinary reasons may not be able to work as officers in other jurisdictions in the state of New York should a bill announced Saturday become law.
"If you have the power and the privilege to enforce the law, you must be held to a higher standard," New York State Senator Brian Benjamin, who is sponsoring the proposed bill, told CBS News. "That standard has to include making sure that cops know that they can't just do whatever they want to do."

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New York Bill Would Stop Fired Cops From Being Rehired Elsewhere

"If you have the power and the privilege to enforce the law, you must be held to a higher standard," Benjamin told the outlet.
On Saturday, Speaker Corey Johnson, Council Member Francisco Moya, and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams at the National Action Network headquarters in Harlem, according to News 4 New York.
The legislation to be filed by Benjamin would stop officers who resigned or were fired over accusations of misconduct from being hired in New York, even if they worked out of state.
Johnson said there is a need to stop "wandering officers," who are twice as likely to commit physical or sexual misconduct, from finding their way into the NYPD.

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Coronavirus aid, police reform dominate new US laws for 2021

Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020 and led to many new laws that will take effect in the new year.

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COVID relief, police reform dominate new 2021 U.S. laws

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Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020, leading to scores of laws that will take effect in the new year.
Virus-related laws include those offering help to essential workers, boosting unemployment benefits and requiring time off for sick employees. A resolution in Alabama formally encouraged fist-bumping over handshakes.
Legislatures also addressed police use of force against Black people and other people of color after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis led to widespread protests against police brutality. New laws will mandate oversight and reporting, create civilian review panels and require more disclosures about problem officers.

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New U.S. Laws Coming In 2021: Virus Aid, Minimum Wage, Legal Marijuana

New U.S. Laws Coming In 2021: Virus Aid, Minimum Wage, Legal Marijuana
As Americans ring in 2021, an array of new laws will take effect from coast to coast. Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020, leading to scores of new laws that will take effect in the new year.
New COVID and health care laws
Virus-related laws include those offering help to essential workers, boosting unemployment benefits and requiring time off for sick employees. A resolution in Alabama formally encouraged fist-bumping over handshakes.
While legislatures tackled some elements of the coronavirus outbreak this year, most sessions had ended before the current wave of cases, deaths and renewed stay-at-home orders. Lawmakers of both major parties have vowed to make the pandemic response a centerpiece of their 2021 sessions, addressing issues ranging from school reopenings to governors' emergency powers.

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New U.S. laws coming in 2021: Virus aid, minimum wage, legal weed

New U.S. laws coming in 2021: Virus aid, minimum wage, legal weed
Updated on: January 1, 2021 / 1:18 PM
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2020 is a big year for ballot measures
As Americans ring in 2021, an array of new laws will take effect from coast to coast. Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020, leading to scores of new laws that will take effect in the new year.
New COVID and health care laws
Virus-related laws include those offering help to essential workers, boosting unemployment benefits and requiring time off for sick employees. A resolution in Alabama formally encouraged fist-bumping over handshakes.

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Virus aid, police reform dominate new US laws for 2021 | News, Sports, Jobs

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, a man wearing a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic walks by a Century 21 department store, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The discount department store chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is closing its 13 stores. Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020 and led to many new laws that will take effect in the new year. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020, leading to scores of new laws that will take effect in the new year.

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Virus aid, police reform dominate new U.S. laws

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, a protester holds a sign that reads "Defund Police" during a rally for the late George Floyd outside Barclays Center, in New York. Demonstrators gathered on what would have been Floyd's 47th birthday to call for action in correcting systemic racism in policing and for criminal justice reform. Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020 and led to many new laws that will take effect in the new year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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