Sheriff Sees Revenue Increase
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By Beth O'Malley, The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo.  Jan. 30--The Pettis County Sheriff's Department brought in about $117,000 more in 2006 than in 2005, mainly because the jail housed more inmates, said Sheriff Kevin Bond.
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Here's something usually missing in the final stretch of a hot sheriff's race: a candidate who admits he has fixed tickets for friends of fellow officers.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Prison inmate Ricky Clauff just wanted a little justice. When Clauff was in Hall County jail in April, early one week he ordered a milkshake from the jail commissary and paid $11.25 for the regular Friday delivery.
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PONTIAC, Mich. -- Mike Bouchard was eager to make the sale as he bantered with Tracey Allen at a Labor Day street fair. Pitching his Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate, the Oakland County sheriff heard her say she favored Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow.
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By PHIL DAVIS  ESTERO, Fla. - An unexpected $10 million congressional earmark might seem like money from heaven for a fast-growing county needing billions for transportation improvements. Not when it comes to Coconut Road.
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By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick and Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 16--Caldwell County officials volunteered to double their offer of tax incentives to land Google's $600 million computer center, state records show.
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Santa Barbara's sheriff asks a judge if he can release the results of an inquiry into Michael Jackson's treatment by police.
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The number of violent crimes in the   United States jumped 2.3 percent in 2005 and a senior Justice   Department official said on Monday it may keep rising this   year.
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By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 15--AURORA -- A massive Beaufort County strip-mining operation wants to expand its extraction of phosphate ore in one of the state's most environmentally fragile areas.
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The District government expects to collect $100 million in additional tax revenue this year, and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty wants to spend much of the windfall on the city's schools, paying for upgrades to school buildings and buying out hundreds of employees in a purge of the central office.
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By Andrew Edwards, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Sep.
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By Michael A. Bell, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 10--GULFPORT -- Harrison County supervisors are considering strapping ankle monitoring devices on pretrial, nonviolent inmates and sending them back on the streets as a way to combat jail overcrowding.
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By Barbara J. Isenberg, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Mar. 1--Values for nearly 70 percent of Sedgwick County homes will increase this year, with a median increase of 6 percent, County Appraiser Michael Borchard said Wednesday.
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By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 2--HARRISON COUNTY -- The computer-savvy curious will have to wait to see current detainee listings on the Harrison County jail's online docket.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Sep. 20--For $1.4 million, Destin deserves more sheriff's deputies on the streets than it receives, City Councilor Jim Bagby says.
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United Kingdom-based Web Sheriff opts for a more 'tempered' approach than does its rival to fighting online piracy.