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George Floyd’s Killing Spurs SF DA’s New Push for Police Accountability This week, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin unveiled a proposal that would require the city’s Civil Service Commission to ban the San Francisco Police Department and Sheriff’s Department from hiring officers with prior misconduct records. Supervisor Shamann Walton introduced the proposal on Tuesday … Continue reading 06/05/20 – SF DA Chesa Boudin, Protesting Amid Pandemic, Future of Policing →

The Government Accountability Office has added the U.S. security clearance process to its High Risk List of federal areas that need work. It cited a backlog of 700,000 cases last fall.

An audit found practices at the Oregon Department of Education "do not promote" the state's goal to graduate 100 percent of its students by 2025.

A former New York state assemblyman and a social media personality filed lawsuits on the same day an appeals court found President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter.

A former New York state assemblyman and a social media personality filed lawsuits on the same day an appeals court found President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter.

Overhauling police has been a critical issue for more than two years after the release of a video which showed a white Chicago police officer shooting and killing a black teenager.

A bombshell report from The New York Times comes as the president continues to fight in court against efforts by state investigators and Congress to gain access to his financial records.

Some of the $112 million Congress approved last year for humanitarian assistance for migrants was spent instead on dirt bikes and dog food.

More than 12,000 parents have signed a petition asking TikTok CEO Vanessa Pappas to introduce "mirror" accounts so parents can track how their kids are influenced on the platform.

Some organizations have found a way for low-income people to save money, then build on those savings over time. One such program in Tulsa, Okla., has brought life-changing financial security to local residents.