Tag: reform
Kamala Harris delivers remarks on voting rights
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech on election reform in Atlanta. source
President Joe Biden urges Congress to pass legislation on voting rights
ABC’s Political Director, Rick Klein, discusses the president’s message in Georgia and the two democrats standing in the way of making changes to the Senate’s…
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth: Voting rights ‘fight is not over’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., about the battles over voting rights reform and the Senate filibuster. ABC News Live Prime,…
110-year prison sentence for truck driver fuels sentencing reform debate l NTL
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’s lengthy prison sentence for a deadly crash has raised eyebrows on Colorado’s criminal justice laws. After a large public outcry, a judge announced…
Trailblazing judge on her life on the bench and ideas for reform
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with Judge Ladoris Hazzard Cordell about her new book “Her Honor: My Life on the Bench: What Works, What’s Broken,…
Trump reacts to deadly synagogue shooting
President calls shooting a “wicked act of mass murder” and responds to questions about U.S. gun laws. source
The parents of the girl who died in custody after crossing the border speak out
Democrats continue to push for reform on border security and how to handle people seeking asylum. source
Man released from prison after 35-year sentence for drug offense attends SOTU
Matthew Charles was released from prison under the First Step Act. State of the Union 2019 Read the FULL transcript of President Trump’s State of…
‘A maximum sentence I think is absolutely needed’ for Derek Chauvin: Karen Bass | ABC News
George Stephanopoulos interviews California Rep. Karen Bass on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #KarenBass #DerekChauvin source
‘The vast majority of law enforcement officers … do the right thing’: Sen. Rick Scott | ABC News
George Stephanopoulos interviews Florida Sen. Rick Scott on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #RickScott #LawEnforcement source
Police reform on agenda for Biden address to joint session of Congress
President Joe Biden is expected to deliver remarks as he approaches 100 days in office. source
President Biden’s 100th day in office
The president laid out his $1.8 trillion plan for investments in health care, education, police reform and the environment at last night’s address to Congress….
‘I think there’s a deal to be had’ on ‘true’ infrastructure: Sen. John Barrasso | ABC News
Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #JohnBarrasso #Infrastructure source
Former prisoner on mission to change solitary confinement
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Anthony Gay, who spent 22 years in solitary confinement, and who’s now pushing to change the practice. source
Policing in America: Qualified immunity
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer investigates the demands for police reform across the country, including qualified immunity. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST & 9EST…
Policing racial disparities persist, but Newark’s ‘done tremendous work,’ mayor says | ABC
Ahead of the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police, Martha Raddatz reports for “This Week,” on reform in the Newark, New…
Rep. Karen Bass: ‘Things are moving forward’ on bipartisan police reform
Lead House negotiator Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., discusses bipartisan talks on a police reform bill, including the status of key provisions, like changes to qualified…
George Floyd’s death sparks movement to reimagine monuments, education: Part 3
After Floyd died, some Confederate monuments were taken down. In New Jersey, a student’s letter to her principal prompted the school district to implement a…
Friends, family reflect on George Floyd’s life a year after his death: Part 1
Floyd’s pastor said he sought to redeem himself in the community after a brief stint in prison. He was in Minneapolis hoping to become a…
How cities have implemented police reform measures since George Floyd’s death l ABC News
Former Minnesota NAACP chapter president discusses the progress made since Floyd’s death and what still needs to be done. #GeorfeFloyd #PoliceReform #NAACP source
