As police reform stalls at the federal level, some blue states are forging ahead with their own law enforcement overhauls.

State-level police reforms went into effect on Friday in Maryland. One day earlier, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a raft of reforms that will change the rules for police conduct across the state.

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