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Rensselaer Legislature passes resolution urging governor to withhold $15 million allocation for legal expenses; vote splits 11–6
Summary
The legislature adopted a resolution urging Governor Kathy Hochul to reserve a decision to allocate $15 million in taxpayer funds for legal expenses of individuals described in the resolution; the measure passed 11–6 after at least one legislator voiced a constitutional concern.
The Rensselaer County Legislature voted 11–6 to approve a resolution urging Governor Kathy Hochul to reserve her decision to allocate $15 million in taxpayer funds to legal expenses for noncitizens, a measure that drew expressed opposition from at least one legislator on constitutional grounds.
Resolution PU 2 94 25, introduced by a coalition of legislators listed in the record, reads in the transcript as “urging governor Kathy Hochul to reserve her decision to allocate…
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