NYC mayoral candidate Maya Wiley launches coalition of Black men supporters msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
jwhittaker@post-journal.com
State Sen. James Sanders, D-South Ozone Park, discusses a banking bill in the state Senate in March.
Legislation introduced recently in the state Legislature would require local police officers to be licensed by the state.
The Police and Peace Officer Licensing Act (A.4517/S.6219) is sponsored by Sen. James Sanders Jr., D-South Ozone Park, and Assemblyman Daniel O ‘Donnell, D-New York City.
“The state of New York issues and monitors licenses for a wide variety of professions, ranging from educators to physicians to hairstylists and interior designers,” Sanders and O’Donnell wrote in their legislative justification. “If licensed professionals in these fields commit misconduct, their licenses can be suspended or revoked by a state board. However, no such licensing regime exists in New York for police and peace officers: in New York, almost all disciplinary power is left up to municipal police departments and agencies that directly employ poli
Hudson Reporter
Police unions fight resolution for Jersey City CCRB
Unions want a resolution supporting a Civilian Complaint Review Board being declared unlawful ×
Jersey City and the Jersey City Council face litigation from two police unions pertaining to a resolution supporting a Civilian Complaint Review Board.
Two police unions filed a suit against Jersey City and the Jersey City Council over the council’s proposal to create a Civilian Complaint Review Board once permitted by the state.
In April, the council adopted a resolution supporting the creation of such a board once Assemblywoman Angela McKnight’s bill is adopted at the state level.
The Nation, check out our latest issue.
Subscribe to
Support Progressive Journalism
The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter.
Sign up for our Wine Club today.
Did you know you can support
The Nation by drinking wine?
As a long-shot 2020 presidential candidate, Andrew Yang offered an entertaining diversion from the grimly serious business of defeating Donald Trump. Yang’s “MATH” hats, unabashedly nerdy followers, and uncanny ability to bring any social problem from systemic racism to the crisis in health care back to his panacea of a universal basic income mattered less than his entrepreneurial enthusiasm, PowerPoint persona, and air of business acumen.