Protestors rallied outside the Rensselaer County Office Building on Christmas Eve, angered over the $20,700 pay raise given to County Executive Steve McLaughlin.
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TROY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against the Rensselaer County Board of Elections (BOE) and its commissioners, Jason Schofield and Edward McDonough, for
The legislation will be brought up during Tuesday night s Rensselaer County Legislature meeting.
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 was passed in the House in March 2021 and will now be considered by the U.S. Senate in May.
âThis legislation addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability and will change the culture of law enforcement, empower our communities, and so importantly, build trust between law enforcement and our communities,â Deputy Minority Leader Cindy Doran said in a news release
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The conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin showed that George Floydâs life really did matter to the justice system on trial. While this all too rare occurrence of hope and optimism does not erase the many injustices faced by black, brown and all people of color in their communities; this is the beginning of reform, not the end.
TROY, N.Y. â As a result of the 2020 Census, communities across America will have the opportunity and the obligation to redistrict. Redistricting is the process of redrawing the lines that define political districts. This happens after the completion of the federal census every 10 years.
This year the Census Bureauâs data shall be delivered to all states at once in and around September 30, instead of on a roll-out basis as had been done in the past. This will allow the Census Bureau to deliver complete and accurate redistricting data in a timelier fashion overall for the states.
The redistricting data includes counts of population by race, ethnicity, voting age, housing status, and group quarters population such as nursing homes, military bases, and the like. This is the information that states need to redraw or âredistrictâ their legislative boundaries.