#political-reform

#political-reform

A 2022 law limited campaign contributions to $250 to local elected officials from donors with specific interests. There's a bill to raise the limit to $1,000 and ease restrictions. [ more ]

Peter Shapiro was a young insurgent elected to the New Jersey General Assembly and later became the first Essex County executive.

Shapiro reformed Essex County's government by decentralizing services, refinancing the pension system, and lowering the property tax rate. [ more ]

Gorbachev initiated political reform in the Soviet Union by liberating prisoners like Sakharov.

Putin ordered Navalny's poisoning, leading to his survival and continued defiance against the Russian regime. [ more ]