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Paula Kaye sworn in as New York assemblywoman; announces planned opioid bail bill and three constituent offices
Summary
Assemblywoman Paula Elaine Kaye took the oath of office in Middletown on Jan. 1 and said she has drafted a bill to require bail for crimes involving opioids and fentanyl; she also outlined plans for three constituent offices and staff to serve the 100th Assembly District.
Assemblywoman Paula Elaine Kaye was sworn into the New York State Assembly on Jan. 1 in a ceremony at Middletown city hall, where local and state officials praised her campaign and Kaye announced plans for her first piece of legislation and three constituent offices.
Kaye said she has "my first piece of legislation drafted already" and described a bill developed with the New York State Police and the Sullivan County district attorney that would require bail for crimes involving opioids and fentanyl. "This is a very small little carve out but I think it's going to make a huge quality of life issue," she told the audience, saying the measure is intended to reduce a revolving-door effect she described in Monticello and elsewhere in the district.
The swearing-in drew elected officials and party leaders from…
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