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BOSTON, Mass. (Dec. 18, 2023) – Last week, a Massachusetts joint committee held a public hearing on two bills that would take the first step to limit state participation in federal police militarization programs by prohibiting local law enforcement agencies from...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (March 4, 2021) – Yesterday, the Maryland Senate unanimously passed a bill that would ban state and local law enforcement agencies from acquiring certain military equipment from federal programs, an essential step toward ending federal militarization of...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (March 1, 2021) – On Friday, a Maryland Senate committee passed a bill that would ban state and local law enforcement agencies from acquiring certain military equipment from federal programs. Sen. William Smith (D) introduced Senate Bill 599 (SB599) on...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Feb. 4, 2021) – Yesterday, a Maryland Senate committee held a hearing on a bill that would ban state and local law enforcement agencies from acquiring certain military equipment from federal programs. Sen. William Smith (D) introduced Senate Bill 599...