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Senator Zellnor Myrie and Others on the Passage of 50-A

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)Late yesterday, both houses of the New York State legislature passed a bill to repeal Section 50-a [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVR/50-A] of the New York Civil Rights Law, which had previously shielded the disciplinary records of New York

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Former Montgomery Staffer Jason Salmon Enters Race to Replace Her…If She Retires

Jason Salmon. Courtesy of Salmon for Senate.The race to replace State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, currently the longest serving member of the Senate, is expanding even as the senator stays mum on whether she will retire or not. Democratic Socialist and former City Council candidate Jabari Brisport [https://nypost.com/