New law aims to ensure police, fire departments hire, promote or fire based on 'merit,' not poli

Police and firefighter advocates argue politics can creep into public safety departments hiring, promotion and discipline decisions when elected local officials have unilateral control over personnel. Some communities put those decisions in the hands of a merit board to make the process more fair. A new law will soon push more Indiana communities to adopt such boards.

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