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The omnibus bill, which lawmakers hope to pass in both chambers with just days before the legislative session’s end, is the first major prison accountability bill that is close to a vote after Brooks’ death last December at Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica.
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The omnibus bill aimed at increasing transparency in New York’s prisons is the first major piece of legislation to pass since the recent beating deaths of two handcuffed people while incarcerated at separate upstate facilities. -
The bill would make it illegal to have sex with someone who is too intoxicated to consent -
Republicans who control the U.S. House Oversight Committee called the Democratic governor, along with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. -
The case represents one of the first tests of the Laken Riley Law in the state. -
Lawmakers in Albany say sewage sludge, or waste collected in homes and factories that's used as a fertilizer alternative, could permanently ruin New York farmland and harm human health. -
Members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus are calling on lawmakers to pass a slate of prison reform bills before the end of the legislative session. -
The lieutenant governor has very little party support so far in his bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul. -
More than half a century after the Thomas Indian School closed, local remaining Native American survivors of the institution are telling their stories as part of a national oral history project. -
The announcement marks a dramatic break with Hochul, who appointed him to the role in 2022. -
The Association of Justices of the Supreme Court feared the measure could result in fewer judges in less-populous areas.
