Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY A Utah bill to limit “no-knock” warrants that allow police to force entry into people’s homes without warning faltered in a legislative committee on Friday, struggling to find enough traction to clear its first legislative hurdle.
No-knock warrants have received nationwide scrutiny since the high-profile death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was shot and killed after Louisville, Kentucky, police forced entry into her apartment during a botched raid.
Taylor’s death on March 13 along with George Floyd’s killing May 25 became a symbol for the nationwide movement calling for police reform and an end to racial injustice. In the wake of her killing, the Louisville Metro Council banned no-knock search warrants. So did the states of Virginia, Florida, Oregon, and at least 13 local governments or police departments.
The industry has been called on to come together to ensure Help to Buy purchasers meet the extended deadline for the government scheme. The Help to Buy legal completion deadline has been extended by two months to 31 May, following housebuilding delays due to the pandemic. Homes England, which administers Help to Buy,
CONCERN has been raised that the new Wallyford ring road serving new housing developments in the area will not have a bus service in the foreseeable future. Barry Turner, a member of Musselburgh Area Partnership, former councillor and retired town planner, said: “It should be a matter of principle that new developments some distance from an existing served bus stop – and 400m should be the rule – be served at the earliest possible date so that a bus service is available to new residents from the outset.” “As a member of Musselburgh Area Partnership, former councillor and retired town planner, I want to see all the new housing developments around Musselburgh properly served by buses.