Florida CART program aims to guide nationwide abduction response
Fort Myers report says Florida’s Child Abduction Response Teams developed after Carlie Brucia’s death will model national law enforcement training. CART coordinates bloodhounds helicopters forensics experts to deploy quickly after a report. Since Orlando’s first team this year CART has activated 13 times with one recoveries. Federal funds of 1.5 million will back the first 10 national training sessions.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Florida
Carlie Brucia
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Orlando
CART
Cybele Daley
Office of Justice Programs
Justice Department
Campaign finance bill clears state Senate in Hartford
The Connecticut Senate approved sweeping campaign finance changes with a move toward a voluntary publicly funded system for statewide races and Legislature. The bill, passed 27 to 8 with four Republicans backing it, would take effect December 31, 2006 and provide about 17 million dollars annually in public funds while banning contributions from lobbyists and state contractors.
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Hartford
Conn
State Senate
House
Senate
Government consolidation eyed as Kansas counties and cities discuss unity
Gov Kathleen Sebelius urges changing state law to let locals merge governments without state approval. Lawrence city and Douglas County show ongoing collaboration in planning dispatch and fire medical services, with improved coverage and efficiency after the Lawrence Douglas County Fire & Medical consolidation. Some leaders worry full consolidation could reduce responsiveness, while auditors note past cooperation and limited moves toward merged structures.
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Powers
Maricopa County
Taser
Kansas City
Douglas County
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Shawnee County
Kansas
Topeka
Lawrence
Mike Wildgen
Wildgen
Craig Weinaug
Lawrence-Douglas County
Baldwin
Jere McElhaney
Randall Allen
The
Kansas Association of Counties
Allen
County and city seek joint agency governance plan
Wildgen proposes a formal agreement detailing how the city and county will jointly hire fire and planning heads while preserving final authority at the city level for some staff. County officials push for greater input and a bigger voice, citing prior disputes over Fire Station 5 and the fire chief hiring process.
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Wildgen
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical
Emergency Communications Department
Boog Highberger
Jere McElhaney
McElhaney
Finger
County Commission
Jones
Bob Johnson
McEhaney
19Th
Iowa
Mark Bradford
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