Police reform call grows for national use-of-force standard
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department launched broad investigations into two major city police forces this month as part of the Biden administration’s effort to fix troubled…
Why a liberal prison reform passed in Nevada and failed in California
A progressive prison reform that was on the ballot in California and Nevada this month met drastically different outcomes after the votes were counted: In…
L.A. County faces its most important reform in decades
Supporters of Measure G declared victory this week, eking out a win with roughly 51% support. While the Los Angeles County charter changes didn’t get…
Trump policies may push ECB to cut rates, Draghi urges reform efforts
Trump’s protectionist policies could push the ECB to cut rates faster than predicted, as renewed tariffs on European exports threaten growth. Draghi urges EU reforms…
California can have both public safety and criminal justice reform
California voters decided this week to roll back criminal justice reforms and appeared to be ousting progressive prosecutors in Los Angeles and Alameda counties, effectively…
Tide shifts against criminal justice reform among California voters
In deep-blue L.A. County, the “godfather of progressive prosecutors” lost his reelection bid by more than 20 percentage points to a former Republican.In the Bay…
Victims concerned over missing Windrush reform
Windrush campaigners have expressed concern that the home secretary has yet to announce when she will implement a key recommendation from the government’s review.On Thursday,…
Harris teases court reform but offers few details in Pennsylvania town hall | US Election 2024 News
Vice President Kamala Harris has suggested that she could be open to reforming the United States Supreme Court, particularly in the wake of its controversial…
Wes Streeting tells the NHS “the days of blank cheques are over” and its extra Budget billions must be linked to reform
WES Streeting has warned “the days of blank cheques for the NHS are over” and extra Budget cash will be linked to reforms.The health service…
Panel on Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs reform
WASHINGTON — An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally says the Secret Services needs “fundamental reform” and that…
Mexico’s Senate passes judicial reform after protesters break into chamber | Government News
Controversial overhaul that will see judges elected approved 86-41 after debate interrupted by demonstrators arguing changes threaten judicial independence.Senators in Mexico have approved a judicial…
Protesters storm Mexico’s Senate to disrupt judicial reform debate | Protests News
Hundreds of protesters broke into Mexico’s Senate as lawmakers weighed a radical reform to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the upper house to take a…
Mexico lashes out at US ambassador’s comments on proposed judicial reform | Politics News
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, has criticised the United States for recent comments that framed his proposed judicial overhaul as a…
California should reform CEQA instead of punching holes in it
For the second time in two years, the California Legislature passed a one-off law to circumvent the California Environmental Quality Act. And this time, the…
Biden is pushing for Supreme Court reform. Is it ‘dead on arrival’? | Joe Biden News
Washington, DC – Calls to reform the United States Supreme Court have been echoing through the political ecosystem for decades, resounding amid scandal and scrutiny…
With Supreme Court reform ideas, Biden is playing the long game
The first and easiest question to answer with respect to the package of Supreme Court reform measures that President Biden announced Monday is whether there…
Does Reform UK’s election success signal a far-right future for Britain? | The Far Right
Unlike the French legislative elections in which a surprise leftist surge foiled the far right at the last minute, Britain’s July 4 parliamentary polls went…
Biden to propose Supreme Court term limits in major reform: Reports | Joe Biden News
Biden is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad presidential immunity, US media reports.US President Joe Biden is preparing to…
Pierre Poilievre learns from previous eras’ mistakes on tax reform
Breadcrumb Trail LinksFP CommentThe danger, as he seems to understand, is to aim for theoretical coherence, not popular acceptance by reducing rates and simplifying rulesPublished…
Palestinian Reform Redux – Modern Diplomacy
Mark Twain wrote that “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” Anyone observing the current unraveling in the Israeli-Palestinian arena would grasp Twain’s tragic…