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Worcester, Mass., Balks at Crime Forecasting Technology
(TNS) — After hearing a raft of concerns from the public about a planned expansion of the Police Department’s ShotSpotter program, the City Council voted Tuesday to split the item to give new technology included with the upgrade a more public airing. Councilors overwhelmingly supported an expansion of existing ShotSpotter technology, which detects gunshots and leads police to their source. The program …
Senate GOP balks at Trump’s call to withhold federal dollars from closed schools
“I’m not a big fan of doing anything where the federal government impacts local, state governments or schools,” Sen. Mike Braun, an Indiana Republican, said Wednesday. “I want schools to reopen, but I don’t like that. I don’t like the federal government getting involved.” As negotiations within the party continued Wednesday, GOP senators made clear …
