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Albany mayor signs executive order updating protections for immigrant communities
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs signed an executive order updating city protections for immigrant and New American communities. The order prohibits city property from being used for federal immigration enforcement, including staging, processing or detention. It also requires documentation of federal immigration enforcement activity and codifies current Albany Police practices, including visible badges, body-worn cameras and officers identifying themselves as members of the department.
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Why Is Albany the Capital of New York State Instead of New York City?
With New York City being the largest city in the United States, it might seem a little surprising that the capital of New York State is Albany. After all, New York City was once the capital of the entire country. Why, then, did the state government settle in a city roughly 150 miles to the north?
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More and more teen killers — blame NY’s Raise the Age law for cultivating crime
Police just arrested yet another teen homicide suspect, the latest grim reminder that Albany’s disastrous Raise the Age law is creating more young criminals. On Wednesday, cops nabbed a 17-year-old in connection with the killing of Javits Frimpong , the Bronx 15-year-old gunned down walking to school late last month. A Bronx judge recently set a $25,000 cash bail for Kalvin Veloz, 16, charged in the fatal shooting of Riley Billingslea , 15, this summer. Juvenile gun arrests have jumped 19% this year, and violent teen crime is far above its level before Raise the Age kicked in seven years ago. Crime’s way down thanks to Trump — Dems will fight to send it back up The law sought to protect 16- and 17-year-olds by making it near-impossible to try them in adult Criminal Court, but sending them to Family Court instead has meant little or no punishment even for violent crimes. So kids who might learn a lesson after a low-level mistake don’t — and are more likely to make worse ones, all too often until someone ends up dead. Saritha Komatireddy has spent a career putting away bad guys — The Post endorses her against political hack Letitia
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No more hair left behind: New law changes cosmetology school training
From straight to curly-- coily to kinky-- no two heads of hair are alike. A new state law now ensures cosmetology programs teach students how to work with all hair textures and types. At Albany High School, students get a hands-on experience through a free weekly clinic.