Columbia restricts campus access as it braces for anti-Israel protests to return
Columbia University is limiting access to its Manhattan campus to only those with student IDs as part of new policies for the fall to combat the possibility of violent anti-Israel protesters. Columbia University relaxed its color-coded threat monitoring system to the lowest level, green, allowing it to open to all students this summer, but starting […]
Newsom urges Oakland officials to tighten ‘extreme’ policy that restricts police chases
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday called on Oakland officials to revise an “extreme” policy that generally allows police to pursue suspects only in “violent forcible crimes.” The Governor sent a letter to Oakland Mayor Shen Tao, the Oakland City Council and the Oakland Police Commission urging them to reconsider Oakland Police Department (OPD) […]
Virginia Gov. Youngkin restricts cell phone use in public schools
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order calling for “no cell phone education” in public schools to combat what he described as a “serious mental health crisis and chronic health conditions plaguing our youth.” The bill, signed by Republican lawmakers on Tuesday, directs state agencies and the Department of Education to create new guidelines […]