New York’s Senate Judiciary Committee has rejected Hector LaSalle as the state’s chief judge. Governor Ned Lamont hopes to save Connecticut business owners some money with his upcoming budget. There are renewed calls for Ethan’s Law to pass at the federal level. And police in New York have been given expanded social media surveillance powers under Governor Kathy Hochul.
Back to the drawing board
![Hector LaSalle, the nominee for New York's top judge, during his confirmation hearing in the State Senate Judiciary Committee.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d4aeb87/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/880x495!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F11%2Fea%2F6524118443d3aa1508c60750bfb9%2Fhector-lasalle.png)
Dan Clark
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