Three correction officers connected to Marcy beating reject plea deals
ROCHESTER, NY (WROC) — Three of the correction officers connected to the death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility rejected their plea deals in a Utica courtroom…
Minimum hiring age for prison guards lowered
ALBANY, NY (WTEN) — With a civil service exam, anyone between 18 and 20 can now be a correction officer at state prisons. These new COs won’t have the same…
Judge in Carrie Weiser murder case appears to push against reduced sentence
CATSKILL, NY (Times Union) — The legal team for convicted murderer Carrie Weiser continued to argue for a reduced sentence Thursday under a 2019 state law that gives…
Trump’s Power Over Mass Layoffs Heads for Courtroom Showdown
CALIFORNIA (Bloomberg Law) — A coalition of labor unions, nonprofit organizations, and municipal governments will step into federal court Friday to halt widespread agency…
Experts react to impacts of budget policy items
ALBANY, NY (WTEN) — Lawmakers in Albany have agreed on a framework for the 2026 state budget that has been delayed by over a month. The budget bills will be printed and…
Campaign-Related Items in Workplace Now OK under Hatch Act, Says OSC
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEDweek) — The Office of Special Counsel has reversed positions it took last year that had strengthened restrictions on wearing or displaying…
U.S. Attorney calls for federal reforms to protect children from online predators
ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — We’re learning more about what is being done to protect children online. We previously reported on a California man facing charges for sexually…
Some Hatch Act restrictions loosened under the Trump administration
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Government Executive) — The Trump administration on Friday relaxed enforcement of certain rules under the Hatch Act, a law that restricts the partisan…
Investigation into incident involving Westhill High School lacrosse players continues
SYRACUSE, NY (CNY Central) — The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office said Monday afternoon that it’s continuing to investigate an incident involving the Westhill…
DoD’s deferred resignation program rollout lags as contracts add legal caveats
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Federal News Network) — The Defense Department’s rollout of the Deferred Resignation Program has been marred by poor communication, with some civilian…