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Voting Begins on Marijuana Decrim, No-Knock Warrants Ban in Austin

Early voting kicked off in Austin, Texas on April 25, giving voters a chance to decide on a local initiative…

April 25, 2022

The Tenderloin Suffers Under Another Inhumane Crackdown

“The Tenderloin is a beautifully complicated area. It’s rich in all sorts of intersecting narratives. Sadly, some people fear it,…

March 30, 2022

Biden Plans an Extra $30 Billion to Fund the Police

President Biden doesn’t want to defund the police. Instead, he wants to give them more than $30 billion in additional…

March 29, 2022

Tucson’s Top Prosecutor Pulls Back From No-Minor-Drug-Charges Policy

In 2016, Barbara LaWall, then the elected prosecutor of Pima County (Tucson), published an op-ed in the Arizona Daily Star…

March 23, 2022

Chicago Mayor Wants to Expand Civil Asset Forfeiture to “Gang Activity”

Chicago City Council will soon vote on a controversial ordinance to use civil asset forfeiture against people with convictions believed…

March 1, 2022

Washington State’s $125 Million Drug War Restitution Plan Is Only a Start

Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) wants to invest $125 million each year, funded by cannabis tax revenue, into communities most…

February 11, 2022

CA Bill to Decriminalize “Loitering” Spotlights Cops-Turned-Politicians

A 2019 explainer from CalMatters on the difficulties of police reform in Sacramento explained that “at least four legislators are…

February 7, 2022

One Year on, Oregon Drug Decriminalization Is Boosting Harm Reduction and Housing

February 1 marks the one-year anniversary since Measure 110 took effect in Oregon, decriminalizing low-level drug possession and increasing funding…

February 1, 2022

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Rapidly Backpedals on Radical Reforms

Alvin Bragg, a former state and federal prosecutor, won the competitive 2021 Manhattan district attorney race by running as something…

January 24, 2022

Doubling Down on Fentanyl Myths, West Virginia Bill Would Punish “Exposing” Cops

On January 18, West Virginia legislators advanced a bill that would make “exposing” law enforcement officers to illicit fentanyl punishable…

January 20, 2022