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Around New York
1. Prison reform package on Hochul’s desk as she indicates signature hinges on changes
The omnibus package which was approved by the state Legislature in June focuses on issues of transparency and accountability.
2. Blakeman touts business support after launching gubernatorial bid
To face Gov. Kathy Hochul in the general election, he would first have to win a primary against upstate Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who threw her hat into the ring in November.
One year since the death of Robert Brooks, an incarcerated individual at Marcy Correctional Facility, Gov. Kathy Hochul said, on top of the changes already enacted, she is committed to taking further action to make correctional facilities safer. One person who is attempting to help with that change has firsthand experience with the inner workings of the criminal justice system.
Around the Nation
1. Trump’s speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from ‘filthy’ countries
2. Federal Reserve prepares for final interest rate decision of 2025
3. Suspect in Kentucky State shooting identified; two students shot, one dead
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