Why Police Say Body Cameras Can Help Heal Divide With Public

[The Daily Signal] July 19, 2016 Good morning from Washington, where interest grows in body cameras for police officers. Josh Siegel zooms in on the facts. What's shaking at the Republican National Convention? Philip Wegmann files from Cleveland. In a video report, Sen. Ben Sasse talks with Melissa Quinn about sanity in occupational licenses. Plus: James Wallner on assessing the Senate's effectiveness, Diane Katz on a reform blueprint for the next administration and Congress, and Walter Williams on why blacks in high-crime neighborhoods should throw off liberal policies. News [Why Police Say Body Cameras Can Help Heal Divide With Public] "I don't know if you could find one officer who would want to go back to not having body cameras," said Cmdr. Chris Peters, who designed a Colorado town's body camera program, which is approaching its one-year anniversary in September. [Read More] News [You Need 4 Different Licenses to Shine Shoes in DC. Sen. Ben Sasse Wants to Change That.] A 2015 study found that the share of the U.S. workforce needing a license to work increased fivefold from 1950 to 2008. [Watch the Video] News [Despite Efforts From LGBT Group, GOP Platform Retains Social Conservative Tenets] The document, adopted Monday on the floor of Quicken Loans Arena, codifies the traditional definition of marriage and denounces the administration's school bathroom directive. [Read More] Commentary [GOP Leadership Claims the Senate Is Working. Here's How the Numbers Really Add Up.] Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has cited a report noting that so far this year, the Senate has approved more bills than in the same period during recent years. [Read More] Commentary ['Blueprint for Reform' Gives Desperately Needed Guidance to Washington] The Heritage Foundation's new "Blueprint for Reform: A Comprehensive Policy Agenda" shows Washington how to return to the principles that will keep our nation free and strong. [Read More] Commentary [The Primary Victims of Lawlessness Are Black People] To address this problem, black people should ignore the liberal agenda. [Read More] [The Daily Signal] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Find us on Facebook] Find us on Facebook [Follow us on Twitter] Follow us on Twitter The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843] [Donate to The Daily Signal] Add [morningbell@heritage.org] to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.] -