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Indiana governor not rushing to endorse potential successor | State

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Indiana governor not rushing to endorse potential successor | State

Term-limited Gov. Eric Holcomb says no one should think it weird or awkward that he has yet to endorse his 2016 and 2020 running mate, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, in her bid for Indiana’s 2024 Republican gubernatorial nomination. Holcomb told reporters in Indianapolis Tuesday he’s simply been too busy working to implement the output of … [Read more…]

Report examines scope of criminal convictions in New York

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Report examines scope of criminal convictions in New York

More than a million of the criminal convictions in New York over more than a generation date back 20 years ago and earlier, according to a wide-ranging report released Monday by the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College.  Researchers analyzed more than 6.6 million convictions between 1980 and 2021, finding many of the convictions disproportionately … [Read more…]