Apr 21, 2017
Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl have been making a huge splash in the United States and are causing an unprecedented number of overdoses and deaths throughout suburban America. Recently, a significantly more potent opioid analog has appeared. Carfentanil is 10,000...
Apr 19, 2017
BY CLARE GARVIE ALVARO BEDOYA NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Imagine a world where, as you drive into — or even walk through — New York City, your face is scanned and compared to a list of suspected terrorists or other serious criminals. Would this make you feel safe? Now,...
Apr 19, 2017
BY JOHN GRAMLICH (HTTP://WWW.PEWRESEARCH.ORG/AUTHOR/JGRAMLICH/) Prosecutions for drug, immigration and property offenses – the three most common categories of crime charged by the federal government – all have declined over the past five years. The Justice Department...
Apr 18, 2017
On any given day in the United States there are about 450,000 people in jail who have not been convicted of anything. According to the Pretrial Justice Institute (http://www.pretrial.org/) , they cost taxpayers about $38 million a day. Those 450,000 people have been...
Apr 13, 2017
OWH April 13, 2017 Nebraska lawmakers signaled Wednesday they intend to pull rank on local elected officials when it comes to regulating guns. The Legislature voted 32-12 to advance a bill that would require state law to override municipal gun regulations in Nebraska....
Apr 6, 2017
OWH April 6, 2017 Nebraska’s state court judges would get a 2.5 percent raise over the next two years under a bill advanced Wednesday by the Legislature. Current salaries range from $172,000 annually for the seven Supreme Court judges to $154,800 for the 58 judges who...
Apr 6, 2017
OWH April 6, 2017 Nebraska could soon eliminate the deadline for childhood victims of sexual assault to seek financial damages against their abusers. Current law requires victims to file lawsuits by the time they turn 33 years old. View Full...
Apr 5, 2017
OWH April 5, 2017 Concertgoers file into Pinnacle Bank Arena with handguns openly strapped to their hips. It’s a scenario Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister said could play out if Nebraska lawmakers pass legislation that would prohibit Lincoln, Omaha and other...
Apr 3, 2017
The writer is the attorney general for Nebraska. Nebraskans expect that their elected officials will carry out their primary duty — ensuring the safety of the public. View Full Article
Mar 31, 2017
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dozens of police departments around the U.S. are amassing their own DNA databases to track criminals, a move critics say is a way around regulations… View full article
