Seven bills are aimed at reversing New York’s historically low voter turnout The Legislature on Monday passed seven bills that bring major revisions to the state’s elections system. The bills, all passed by the Senate and Assembly on January 14, are expected to be signed by the governor. They will […]
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Police, fire departments asked to remove gendered language from training manuals
A gender neutral bill, sponsored by Jo Anne Simon, D-Brooklyn, and Sen. Betty Little, R-Glens Falls, that would update outdated firefighter and police officer language recently passed the Senate and Assembly and is currently waiting to be delivered to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Simon and Little were joined by NYPD and […]