#policy-changes

#policy-changes

Policy change to eliminate 'Guaranteed Individual Access' to sports teams disproportionately affects minority students. [ more ]

Violence in schools, caught on camera, sheds light on the need for policy changes and increased awareness of the issue. [ more ]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is pleading for more funding to comply with a class size reduction law by 2028.

Implementing the class size reduction law would require hiring 10,000 to 12,000 new teachers at a cost of $1.4 billion to $1.9 billion annually.

City education officials are also considering policy changes to cap class sizes, but warn of potential cuts to programs to meet the requirements. [ more ]

Legal industry updates on high-profile cases and policy decisions. [ more ]

The European Parliament has passed a new Asylum and Migration Pact to manage migration and asylum impacts by accelerating application rejections and sharing processing burdens.

European leaders have described the overhaul as historic, with changes pending confirmation by member state ministers before coming into force in 2026. [ more ]

FIFA considering changes to policy on league matches in other countries.

Agreement between FIFA and promoter Relevent Sports to dismiss lawsuit, pending policy considerations. [ more ]

The San Jose City Council is considering three policies to change where people living in vehicles can park near schools for safety reasons.

Students and school workers have raised safety concerns, leading to the proposed policies, despite warnings from homeless advocates about discrimination against homeless individuals. [ more ]

Farmers in Brussels protested against red tape, trading practices, and environmental measures, leading to violent clashes with police.

Protests by farmers across EU influenced policy changes, resulting in concessions on farm controls and environmental rules. [ more ]

The upcoming European elections are pivotal for Europe amidst economic and geopolitical challenges.

Major policy changes in defense, health, climate, and energy are anticipated over the next five years. [ more ]

Mayor Adams believes sanctuary city law should be modified to deport migrants committing felonies.

Increase in violent crimes by illegal migrants prompts reevaluation of sanctuary city policies. [ more ]

The California Legislative Black Caucus has outlined the first set of reparations proposals for the descendants of African Americans who were enslaved in the United States.

The proposals include a formal apology, the prohibition of involuntary servitude in prisons, and the return of property seized by governments under race-based eminent domain. [ more ]

San Francisco's drug crisis has outpaced the national average, with an overdose death rate more than double the national average.

Policy changes, such as the decriminalization of drug possession, have contributed to San Francisco's drug crisis. [ more ]

Children and young people are suffering from a lack of outdoor play, impacting their health and wellbeing.

Charities are calling for policy changes to make streets and neighborhoods more child-friendly and enable outdoor play. [ more ]

Spotify is eliminating payments for songs with less than 1,000 annual streams starting in 2024.

The new policy aims to curb fraudulent streams and reduce payouts for 'functional noise' content. [ more ]