NY lawmakers dismiss Hochul’s mask restriction as ‘nothing burger’ in wake of anti-Israel protesters’ latest violent attack on Columbia
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NY lawmakers dismiss Hochul’s mask restriction as ‘nothing burger’ in wake of anti-Israel protesters’ latest violent attack on Columbia
It’s a mask slip-up.A Gov. Kathy Hochul-backed mask ban in the $254 billion state budget deal drew jeers from lawmakers, who said it didn’t go nearly far enough as they lined up to vote on the spending package Thursday.The anti-mask measure was ultimately watered down to the point it will not be an actual “ban,” instead creating additional jail time and other minor penalties for people who wear face coverings to conceal their identities while committing crimes.“This is a nothing burger,” state Sen. Anthony Palumbo (R-Suffolk) said while debating the budget on the Senate floor Thursday.“This was well intended, I’m ..