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Police departments balk at complying with new transparency law

by David Lombardo

July 28, 2020

Jul 28, 2020 – In the wake of the killing of George Floyd while in police custody, the state legislature voted to repeal the 50-a statue of the state’s Civil Rights Law which shielded police disciplinary rules from the public. Jon Campbell, Statehouse reporter for the USA Today Network-New York, explained the hurdles that organizations are facing when requesting these records and more.