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New law aims to ensure police, fire departments hire, promote or fire based on ‘merit,’ not politicsPolice 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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Indiana lawmakers are considering legislation that would require all police who regularly work inside public schools during regular hours to undergo basic school resource officer training.
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South Bend residents gathered Thursday night for the final community meeting in a series for the public to give input on the City’s police practices. The…