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Governor Vetoes Reform Of Controversial Police Funding Program
By Ryan Finnerty • Jul 9, 2019
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Updated July 9, 5:07 p.m.
As he signaled earlier, Gov. David Ige announced on Tuesday that he has vetoed a bill passed by state lawmakers to restrict the ability of law enforcement to seize private property and sell it at auction. Ige said "sufficient safeguards are in place" to prevent abuse of the practice.
Movement to Restrict Police Seizures of Private Property Gets Boost from Supreme Court
By Ryan Finnerty • Feb 25, 2019
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Around the country, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies seize millions of dollars' worth of property every year. That property is then sold and used to expand the budgets of those police agencies. A recent Supreme Court decision may signal a change in how the process can be applied.
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