More than 500 advocates and lawmakers rallied side by side at the Capitol building in Albany Tuesday, asking for the passage ...

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 created a nonpartisan service of experts whose purpose was to serve the American people and the Constitution. Their hiring was to be based on merit alone.

As the 118th Congress winds down, Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) have introduced the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. The legislation purports to streamline the ...

Laws like the 1984 Sentencing Reform Act and the 1994 Violent Crime ... the impact of existing laws like the First Step Act and the Second Chance Act. Challenges remain, including a lack of ...