Oregon district attorneys group preps for political battle over Measure 11′s mandatory minimum sentences OregonLive.com 2/10/2021 Noelle Crombie, oregonlive.com
The Oregon District Attorneys Association is ramping up its political fight to preserve the state’s longstanding mandatory minimum sentencing law as lawmakers prepare to take up changes to Measure 11 this year.
The organization, which represents elected district attorneys, on Wednesday issued its own report on what it views as the law’s effectiveness.
Three district attorneys who campaigned as reformers – Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt and Wasco County District Attorney Matthew Ellis – recently announced they would split with the organization on the issue and will support changes to the law.
Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire Matthew Ellis
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Frustrated families are challenging Staffordshire s £75,000-a-year police, fire and crime commissioner to come and live in their crime-hit town - to experience the druggies off their faces .
They have reacted angrily to Tory Matthew Ellis who told a public meeting that Stone is a very, very low crime area and that there is a little bit of embellishment regarding the current situation.
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Cash-strapped Staffordshire Police are considering splashing out £19 million on a new firing range.
Details of the plan - which is currently at the business case stage - emerged at a meeting of the Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel this week.
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Staffordshire’s Commissioner says he is “fully aware” of the challenges facing residents as a scrutiny panel agreed to an increase in the share of the council tax bill for policing.
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Matthew Ellis discussed his proposals at the Police, Fire and Crime Panel yesterday (1st February) for the amount to be paid locally towards policing.
The group agreed the proposal for a 5.99% rise in the precept, which equates to 26p a week or £13.48 a year for a typical Band D property towards policing.
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