State Republicans ask Hochul to rescind order barring fired corrections officers from work
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State Republicans have fired off a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul calling for her to rescind an executive order barring 2,000 fired corrections officers from working for any state or local agencies.
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“As a former mayor and local government official, barring these individuals from working for local governments is wrong and unfair. It’s unfair to these officers, their families and local governments that are struggling to find interested and qualified employees – especially in the field of corrections,” wrote state Senator and former Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison, a ranking member of the Senate Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction.