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Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that she will not extend her Covid-19 emergency powers, ending an extraordinary ability to marshal state resources against the virus and facing a Republican opponent
Organizers of a canceled Civil War re-enactment blamed New York's new gun laws, which they interpret to mean that period re-enactors carrying muskets could be charged with a felony.
The local organizing effort has turned into a nationwide push that has led to more than 200 Starbucks locations voting to join Starbucks Workers United.
The state is working with Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit, anti-gun violence organization, to teach law enforcement officers about red flag laws.
The policy changes will be outlined in letters sent to New York school districts Monday afternoon from the state health and education departments.