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ALBANY — A day after Gov. Hochul voiced opposition, advocates and progressive lawmakers renewed their push to repeal a longstanding legal shield protecting police and public workers from being sued ....
Police reform advocates and others rallied at the State Capitol on Wednesday in support of a bill that would scale back qualified immunity, which prevents civil lawsuits for damages against public employees who violate someone’s constitutional rights unless the victim can prove the official violated “clearly established” law. But Gov. Hochul and some Democratic legislators oppose the proposal. ....
Several state lawmakers expressed interest Tuesday in potential congressional runs a day after a court-appointed expert released a draft version of proposed political boundaries for the Empire State. ....
The governor’s office, after reaching a deal with the Legislature in late December, stripped language from a bill that would have granted judges the power to decide if disclosing records would interfere with judicial proceedings or an ongoing investigation. ....