Why ‘discovery reform’ is boosting crime
widely spread Reports paint a mostly rosy picture of a decline in violence nationwide Crime has also reached pre-pandemic levels. However, the impact of many policy reforms since 2020 has not only masked rising crime rates, but also reduced the ability of the criminal justice system to provide justice to victims. A good example of […]
Haley calls for mental health reform after Iowa school shooting
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley called for mental health reform in the wake of Thursday's school shooting in Perry, Iowa. “We have to fight the cancer that is mental health. We must,” Haley told voters at a CNN town hall in Iowa. “One in three people has a mental health problem, but with treatment […]
Bottom Line: PhRMA adds lobbying firepower for PBM reform fight
Prescription drugs YC Consulting Registered to lobby on behalf of influential industry associations on prescription drug pricing and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) transparency and reform American Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturer (PhRMA). PhRMA has lobbied for legislation aimed at making PBMs more transparent, and on TV, radio and other media he blames PBMs for soaring prescription […]
Israeli Supreme Court Strikes Down Judicial Reform, 8-7, Despite Ongoing War
Israel's Supreme Court on Monday struck down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first and most moderate judicial reform proposal in a narrow 8-7 decision, again amid an existential war with Hamas terrorists. It risked dividing the country. Opposition parties and the far-left, including the US State Department-funded Campaign for Quality of Government, celebrated the ruling and […]
Israel’s Supreme Court overturns part of Netanyahu’s judicial reform
Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Monday to overturn Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial law restricting judicial powers that threatens to send Israel back into civil disintegration as the war with Hamas continues. The high court narrowly struck down a law enacted in July that prohibited judges from reversing government decisions they deemed “unreasonable.” The Middle […]