Hochul, NY lawmakers to blow past budget deadline in ‘standstill’ over discovery law reforms
Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers will blow by a budget deadline Tuesday as negotiations hit an impasse over New York’s divisive discovery laws – despite growing calls for reforms. Hochul has ...
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Local Officials Stand in Support of Governor Hochul's Discovery Law Proposal Ahead of April 1 Deadline
Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing changes to the discovery forms to put an end to the surge of trial dismissals ...
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Survivor groups split over Hochul’s proposed changes to discovery laws
After a number of organizations representing survivors of sexual and domestic violence called on lawmakers to support the governor’s proposal, other survivor groups called on lawmakers to reject it.
NY’s discovery laws harm domestic violence victims, Gov. Hochul argues: ‘No longer turn a blind eye’
Gov. Kathy Hochul amped up her push to change New York’s discovery laws, arguing Monday that their onerous requirements let ...
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Talks for NY's $252 billion budget proposal at standstill over pretrial discovery
Lawmakers are likely to blow past the April 1 deadline, in part because they're split on Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to ...
Democrats divided on pretrial discovery as state budget talks stall
Lawmakers are now set to consider a compromise proposal that Hochul pitched to the legislative leaders of each chamber ...
NY lawmakers pass budget extender as negotiations for key Hochul proposals remain at a ‘standstill’
The Governor’s budget director, Blake Washington, promised Monday afternoon that Hochul “can’t compromise” on her discovery ...