Daily Mail News
By LEWIS PENNOCK FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 07:22 EST, 9 March 2024 | UPDATED: 09:51 EST, 9 March 2024
Progressive leaders in cities and states across America are reversing radical policies on policing and drugs in the face of a voter backlash, soaring crime and a surge in overdose deaths.
In San Francisco and Portland, leaders are reversing liberal drug policies after they led to a sharp rise in addiction and deaths by overdose.
And across the country in New York, Mayor Eric Adams wants changes the Big Apple’s sanctuary status following a surge in migrant arrivals. The city has also announced the drastic step of stationing National Guard troops on its subway in response to a rise in crime.