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After failing to pass any major legislation to deal with the state’s housing crisis this state legislative session, Albany Democrats on Friday did manage to

The State Senate and Assembly were originally scheduled to finish their work for the year Thursday, but are now set to end Friday, as hundreds of bills small and large

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New York lawmakers are taking up again a bill that would automatically seal criminal records to lift barriers to employment and housing.

WATERTOWN — Democrats in Albany believe that specified crimes are no longer a matter of public interest.

New York lawmakers are taking up again a bill that would automatically seal criminal records to lift barriers to employment and housing.

New York lawmakers are taking up again a bill that would automatically seal criminal records to lift barriers to employment and housing.

New York lawmakers are taking up again a bill that would automatically seal criminal records to lift barriers to employment and housing.

BOISE — The House Judiciary Committee on Friday unanimously approved the “Clean Slate Act,” which would allow records to be sealed for some who commit minor, nonviolent offenses.

Come Jan. 1, 2023, new laws are expected to take effect in California.