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New Hampshire Attorney General Releases List of 171 Current and Former Cops Who Have Credibility Problems

Matthew McDonald

New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald has released a list of 171 current and former police officers whose crimes, false statements, excessive force, or sexual harassment damage their credibility.

State law requires the attorney general to maintain the list. Local police chiefs decide which officers go on it.

Conversion Therapy Ban Fails in Massachusetts Legislature
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Conversion Therapy Ban Fails in Massachusetts Legislature

Matthew McDonald

A bill that would have prohibited therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a minor has failed in the Massachusetts Legislature, even though both the House and Senate expressed support for it.

An amendment added to the bill in the state House of Representatives five weeks ago proved the bill's undoing, as the Senate failed to pass a reconciled version in time to meet all the technical formalities needed before the two chambers wrapped up their formal sessions in the wee hours of Wednesday, August 1.

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