CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Clock Ticking to Presidential Vote, Push for Election Reform is On
Jarrett Murphy |
Why would elected officials change the rules that helped them gain and keep office? If thousands of New Yorkers demand it, advocates say.
Allison Sikosrki
Why would elected officials change the rules that helped them gain and keep office? If thousands of New Yorkers demand it, advocates say.
In many low-level cases, cops are the only witnesses. So recent cases of officers lying in their reports or on the stand should give pause not just to judges but also to policymakers deciding between incremental change and wholesale reform of the system.