ALBANY, NY A bill banning the display of hate symbols and political banners on public properties like firehouses, ambulance companies, police stations, and other taxpayer-funded facilities has passed the New York State Senate and moves on next to the Assembly where it is ,>expected to face a vote by the end of the session. The legislation was spurred on after the display of
NY State Political Banner, Hate Symbol Ban Heads To Assembly - Shirley-Mastic, NY - A vote is expected soon to prohibit campaign materials and Confederate flags on government, police, fire, and ambulance company properties.
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A Confederate flag and a Trump 2020 banner hanging inside the Levittown Fire Department, as well as a Confederate flag on a Brookhaven fire truck, inspired New York State legislation banning symbols of hate and political banners from public property. (The office of New York state Sen. Anna Kaplan)
ALBANY, NY A Confederate flag replaced by a banner for former President Donald Trump at a Levittown firehouse and the flying of another Confederate flag on a Brookhaven fire truck have inspired legislation banning political and hate-driven displays on publicly funded property in New York, according to state Sen. Anna Kaplan s office.