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Lawmakers Hear Small-Business Concerns Over Retail Theft, Seek Restoration of Discovery Amendments
Summary
During the Economic Development subcommittee meeting, senators and assembly members described retail theft and discovery-law changes as pressing problems for small businesses and said they want discovery-law amendments restored to the budget; specific bill text and vote counts were not provided.
Albany — Small-business owners and several lawmakers told the Economic Development joint subcommittee that retail theft and changes to criminal discovery laws are harming neighborhood businesses and called for legislative fixes during budget negotiations.
A newly elected senator representing South Brooklyn described conversations with local small-business owners and said theft is eroding slim profit margins. "They lose…
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