NY Dem reps band together to urge Albany to reform state’s ‘pro-criminal’ evidence laws
This rigid standard has resulted in thousands of dismissals of criminal cases each year, including serious cases, often with ...
Rep. Laura Gillen: Federal investigation into Long Island's dangerous roads needed after Newsday report
A New York congresswoman is urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to launch an investigation into Long Island’s ...
Gothamist6d
Talks for NY's $252 billion budget proposal at standstill over pretrial discovery
Lawmakers are likely to blow past the April 1 deadline, in part because they're split on Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to ...
New York Post3d
Hochul willing to hold up NY budget ‘as long as it takes’ to pass discovery law changes, involuntary commitment: aide
She’s in for the long haul. Gov. Kathy Hochul is willing to hold up the state’s spending plan “as long as it takes” to get her proposals on discovery and involuntary commitment passed in ...
Crain's New York Business9d
Business groups mobilize behind Hochul’s reforms to evidence-sharing laws
Gov. Kathy Hochul met on Monday with survivors of domestic violence to promote her push to roll back parts of the state's ...
The New York Times9d
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul said she favored a less stringent proposal that would target “masked harassment.” By Benjamin Oreskes Gov. Kathy Hochul made good on a threat to punish those who failed to meet ...
New York Post3d
Hochul, NY lawmakers to blow past budget deadline in ‘standstill’ over discovery law reforms
Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers will blow by a budget deadline Tuesday as negotiations hit an impasse over New York’s divisive discovery laws – despite growing calls for reforms.