Kathy Hochul, New York and prison guards

New York lawmaker demands HALT Act be repealed after Hochul fired 2,000 prison guards
A New York lawmaker is calling on the state to repeal the HALT Act, a controversial law at the center of the recent prison guard strike, which ended this week after Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) fired 2,000 correctional officers and banned them from holding state jobs.
Hochul: Fired prison officers will not 'ever' work for NY again
More than 2,000 NY correction officers who are being terminated after striking are being prohibited from working for a state agency in the future.
2,000 fired prison guards won't be hired by New York again, Hochul says
More than 2,000 New York prison guards who were fired for participating in an illegal wildcat strike won't be able to get another job with the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
With Most New York Prison Guards Ending Strike, Governor Bars Holdouts From State Jobs
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has barred prison guards who were fired for illegally walking off the job from being hired for other state jobs
Hochul fires 2,000 striking prison guards and bans them from future state jobs
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced roughly 2,000 prison guards who continued to strike illegally on Monday would be fired and banned from future state jobs. The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association reached an agreement to end the 22-day wildcat strike of correctional officers
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Chemung County files lawsuit against Hochul, following recent Executive Order
The legal action challenges the recent executive order prohibiting local governments from hiring correctional officers who ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul to press President Donald Trump on mass transit, infrastructure
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump Friday over New York’s increasing need for ...
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Governor Hochul Announces $340 Million Investment in New York's Water Infrastructure Projects
New York invests $340 million in statewide water infrastructure projects, enhancing public health and local economies.
Hochul talks Trump
Hochul is walking a fine line. Trump has no shortage of Democratic enemies in his native (and deep blue) state, but the pugnacious president hasn’t recently singled Hochul out for direct criticism, ...
Senate Dems slammed for trying to ‘water down’ Gov. Hochul’s school smartphone ban: ‘Almost meaningless’
Backers of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools are flunking Democrats in the ...
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How Gov. Kathy Hochul has gotten through an extraordinarily bad month
From Mayor Adams’ quid pro quo accusations to a statewide prison strike, Hochul has had to fight several metaphorical fires – ...
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Advocates for domestic violence survivors back Hochul’s proposed discovery changes
Groups that support survivors of domestic and sexual violence are asking lawmakers to approve controversial changes to the ...
Albany Dems reject Gov. Hochul’s plan to tackle NYC’s mental health crisis
In their largely symbolic counterproposals to Hochul’s budget released this week, the state Assembly and Senate rejected the ...