New York lawmaker demands HALT Act be repealed after Hochul fired 2,000 prison guards
A New York lawmaker is calling on the state to repeal the HALT Act, a controversial law at the center of the recent prison ...
Albany Dems reject Gov. Hochul’s plan to tackle NYC’s mental health crisis
In their largely symbolic counterproposals to Hochul’s budget released this week, the state Assembly and Senate rejected the ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs executive order banning striking corrections officers from state jobs
Hochul signed an executive order Monday that bars the hiring of individuals who continue to participate in strike actions ...
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Hochul and Legislators, Urging Action on Prisons, Are Poised for a Fight on Other Public Safety Policies
The legislature rejected Hochul’s central public safety policy priorities while embracing proposals to increase prison ...
Hochul: Fired prison officers will not 'ever' work for NY again
More than 2,000 NY correction officers who are being terminated after striking are being prohibited from working for a state ...
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Hochul order bans state rehiring of wildcat strike workers
A new executive order from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul bans state agencies from hiring those who took part in wildcat strikes.
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State to crack down on correction officers to pay fines for violating Taylor Law
After the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (NYSDOCCS) said Monday that the correction officer strike is over, the state now wants to ...
Hochul fires 2,000 striking prison guards and bans them from future state jobs
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced roughly 2,000 prison guards who continued to strike illegally on Monday would be fired and ...
Gov. Hochul blocks fired corrections officers from state and law enforcement jobs
Governor Kathy Hochul is issuing an executive order to prevent other state agencies from hiring former corrections officers ...
Governor Hochul ends illegal work stoppage, unveils correctional system reforms
Governor Kathy Hochul provided an update Tuesday following the conclusion of a 22-day illegal work stoppage within New York's ...
State of emergency declared as brush fires shut down roads in Long Island, New York
Towns and communities in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in Suffolk County as ...