Norfolk Southern budges on safety reform amid derailment recovery | National

(The Center Square) – Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw has endorsed several proposals to improve railroad safety, but the bipartisan bill introduced by two Ohio senators has is not yet fully committed. Shaw testified Thursday with four others before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works following the February 3 train derailment in […]

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer proposes 12 election reform laws

Maricopa County Registrar Stephen Richer has proposed 12 laws to reform the state’s electoral process. The proposals range from an early deadline for early voting, changes to campaign finance laws, and a nonpartisan county registrar. Around the time of the election, many complained that the process was taking too long. Matthew Casey/KJZZ Maricopa County Oversight […]

Arizona’s decades-long violation of incarcerated persons’ rights comes to an end – State of Reform

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a non-profit organization committed to protecting the constitutional rights of all individuals, Announced on January 23rd The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Re-entry (ADCRR) denied medical care to inmates, resulting in untold suffering and death. Denied medical care was stopped following court proceedings, resulting in U.S. District Judge […]

Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee passes 15 bills – State of Reform

The Arizona Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met on Tuesday to pass 15 health care-related bills and send them to the Senate floor for further consideration. After a brief report of Arizona’s Child Mortality Review program from 2022, members argued after showing that Arizona’s highest child mortality rate in his decade was in […]

The price of California criminal justice reform

Buzz: California’s latest progressive prosecutor reminded us Tuesday that the movement has not lost. Newly elected Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price has announced that she will reopen investigations into eight deaths involving contacts with the criminal justice system. six of they Case Where police board member deadly shotManand two of which the suspect died […]