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Gov. Kathy Hochul says critiques from the left and right on her proposed bail reform changes means that she is in the right place with the plans. The governor gave reporters an update on that, as well as progress made in state budget negotiations.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending her proposed changes to the state’s 2019 landmark bail reform laws, writing an op-ed in a New York City tabloid, while the Speaker of the Assembly is casting doubt on whether the items will be part of the state budget, which is due in about a week.
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Tensions between Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature are intensifying over a proposal to change the state’s criminal justice laws, with the date for finalizing the state budget just over a week away.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to roll back portions of the state’s landmark bail reform laws were the subject of an angry rally at the State Capitol Monday, with some speakers comparing the plan to other civil rights setbacks, including the creation of Jim Crow laws in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is raising the stakes in the state’s budget, due at the end of the month. She’s reported to be pushing for changes to New York’s controversial bail reform laws, even though legislative leaders have said they are not yet ready to alter the laws.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing increasing pressure to revisit changes made to the state’s bail laws.
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie pushed back on claims Tuesday that the rise in violent crime in New York has been a result of the state’s bail reform law, which eliminated the option of cash bail for most lower-level and nonviolent charges two years ago.
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Republicans in the state legislature called for an end to the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers on Wednesday, saying the indiscriminate spread of the Omicron variant has rendered the requirement moot.
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Miles Gresham of the Partnership for the Public Good offers analysis of Gov. Hochul's State of the State initiatives.
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New York Republicans say bail reform is the cause of the state’s increase in crime, and that Democrats need to fix it when they head back to Albany next month.