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Lawmakers have said school safety is a priority this session, but it is still unclear whether they’ll listen to Uvalde families who want to raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.
Wilson, who would be the first Black chief judge in New York state, was tapped following the rejection of Hector LaSalle.
That means neither the new chief judge nor the new associate judge would be Latino.
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A bill introduced by the governor, whose first pick to lead the state’s sprawling court system was rejected by Senate Democrat last month, would speed up the process of nominating a new judge to the Court of Appeals should Hochul choose to elevate a current associate judge to chief judge.
A proposed change to the census faces opposition from Afro-Latino groups, and exposes conflicts among Latino communities.