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New York lawmakers voted on a bill Thursday that would establish a commission to study the state's role in slavery and address lingering racial disparities.

A commission to consider reparations to address the effects of slavery will proceed in New York under a bill passed Thursday.

The New York State Assembly passed a bill this week that would create a commission to consider slavery reparations, according to The Associated Press.

New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering,...