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A Historic Win for Law Enforcement This long-overdue legislation ensures American law enforcement officers will finally receive the earned and paid-for Social Security benefits they deserve. The I.U.P.A. has championed this critical cause for more than two decades, and today, justice has been served for those who serve us every day.

The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has agreed to turn over its internal disciplinary files on thousands of cases involving correction officers under a recent settlement with the New York Civil Liberties Union. Read More ---> https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/doccs-agrees-release-disciplinary-records-dating-19821125.php

“The number of local governments designated in fiscal stress fell to historically low levels over the past two years,” DiNapoli said. “At the same time, an increasing number of municipalities have failed to file required financial data with my office, diminishing the transparency and accountability that residents expect and deserve. An inability to file timely financial reports may be an indicator of larger fiscal problems, and closer scrutiny of these localities may be needed.” Read More ---> https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scores?utm_content=20241005&utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly+news

The city’s police oversight agency can punish officers who turn off their body cameras during incidents and also initiate probes without a public complaint, a state appeals court has ruled. NYPD unions representing officers and sergeants had challenged such new Civilian Complaint Review Board rules in a lawsuit last year, claiming that these expansions of oversight “exceeded their authority.” “The PBA will seek leave to appeal this decision,” Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association, said of the latest ruling siding with the CCRB. Learn More -----> https://nypost.com/2024/09/30/us-news/ccrb-can-punish-cops-who-turn-off-body-cams-and-also-initiate-probes-without-complaints-appeals-court/

"Molinaro wants a state’s attorney general to have the power to withhold funds when local laws won’t let judges imprison someone who hasn’t been convicted, provided the judge considers that person a threat to the community. A policy that seals criminal records for adult offenders—like the Clean Slate Act in New York—would also trigger the potential loss of funds, though sealing juvenile arrest records would not." Read More -----> https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/new-york-representatives-propose-funding-cut-over-bail-reform/

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