state police

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Wiener said he and colleagues had crafted the No Secret Police Act in consultation with constitutional law experts, but had “removed state police from the bill” based on conversations with Newsom’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

On Wednesday she ordered state police and prison agencies to cancel all agreements with federal immigration authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Lauren Bonds, executive director of the National Police Accountability Project, said that many local and state police departments are “much more transparent” than CBP when officers shoot people.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

When federal agents left, local and state police who stayed to secure the crime scene were overrun by protesters, Evans said, which the lawsuit alleged likely spoiled evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Joe and his entourage left state police headquarters, piled into Eloy Quintana’s dilapidated pickup, and in a cloud of violet-colored exhaust, drove back up the highway to Louie’s Cafe.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols