Lawmakers begin passing police accountability package

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(Jun 9, 2020) The New York State Legislature met in session at the state Capitol Monday, to begin work on a package of bills aimed at reforming the police. Governor Andrew Cuomo has promised to sign them. If approved, New York would be the first state to act on police reforms since the death of George Floyd, an African American man in Minneapolis, during an incident with police two weeks ago.