When Seattle’s City Council voted unanimously to cut millions of dollars from its police budget amid the uproar over the murder of George Floyd, it ran into an unlikely roadblock: the federal government. U.S. District Judge James Robart ruled that the city couldn’t defund its own police department without his permission. The judge was acting…
Federal Authorities Propose Heavy Penalties for Airline Passengers Who Refuse to Comply With Mask Mandates
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed civil penalties for four passengers that allegedly transgressed their rules while dealing with flight attendants who gave them the instructions. These sanctions are part of the FAA’s “zero-tolerance policy for unruly and dangerous behavior by passengers.” “Since Jan. 1, 2021, the FAA has received approximately…
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