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February 9, 2024
Faced with ‘Cop City’ Referendum Push, Atlanta Changes Up Its Election Rules
Piper French
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December 4, 2023
“I’m Just Another Traffic Stop”
Pascal Sabino
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November 16, 2023
Promises to Scale Up Policing Stir Houston’s Mayoral Race
Michael Barajas
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May 4, 2023
France Enables AI Surveillance Ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics, Alarming Privacy Activists
Piper French
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May 2, 2023
Philadelphia’s Progressive Movement Aims for the Mayor’s Office
Maura Ewing
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April 6, 2023
Chicago’s Organizer Mayor
Camille Squires
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February 16, 2023
In Chicago Mayor Race, Policing Dominates Over Violence Prevention Programs
Zachary A. Siegel
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February 1, 2023
A Police Stop Is Enough to Make Someone Less Likely to Vote
Jonathan Ben-Menachem
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January 5, 2023
Committee Appointment Threatens to Derail Criminal Justice Reforms in Colorado
Alex Burness
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November 9, 2022
Minneapolis Elects a Career Public Defender as Its New Prosecutor
Camille Squires
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Daniel Nichanian
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October 14, 2022
Two Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Who Will Be Minneapolis’s New Prosecutor?
Eamon Whalen
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July 6, 2022
Chicago Police Union Fails to Oust the Lawmakers It Targeted
Grace Del Vecchio
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June 23, 2022
“Warrior Mindset” Persists Among Minneapolis Police After Training Reforms, Report Says
Caleb Brennan
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March 4, 2022
Abolitionist Organizer Wants to Fill Los Angeles Power Vacuum
Piper French
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February 24, 2022
Eric Adams’s Gun Violence Plan Looks a Lot Like Bill de Blasio’s
Chris Gelardi
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June 11, 2021
Syracuse School Board Elections Heat Up Over Police Debate
Rachel M. Cohen
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April 5, 2021
This Anti-Violence Strategy May Be Coming to St. Louis, but Activists See Red Flags
Meg O'Connor
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March 30, 2021
This Election Could Transform Policing in Omaha
Anoa Changa
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February 26, 2021
Policing and Public Safety at Odds in St. Louis Mayoral Race
Meg O'Connor
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February 17, 2021
California Bill That Promotes Alternatives to Policing Is Back Despite Governor’s Veto
Piper French
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February 2, 2021
State Lawmakers Are Pushing New Bills To Reduce Reliance On Police
Meg O'Connor
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July 10, 2020
A Texas Referendum Provides an Early Window Into Battles Over Police Budgets
James Russell
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