State OKs $40M settlement in sergeant exam bias suit

The state has agreed to a $40 million settlement in a long-running case brought by police who had argued that the state’s promotional exam to attain the rank of sergeant discriminated against Black and Hispanic candidates. The agreement could affect about 600 current and former police officers and calls on the state to create a

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