Rensselaer County residents urge McLaughlin to comply with 287(g) state order

The Arc in Rensselaer County hosts The Ability Experience fundraising event

Building friendships and raising money for The Arc of Rensselaer County program through dancing is the goal of one group touring New York. The Ability Experience organization is cycling across the state, and they made a stop in Rensselaer County on Thursday.

Rensselaer County residents urge McLaughlin to comply with 287(g) state order

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Residents at the Rensselaer County Legislature public forum Wednesday night spoke in favor of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s measure to end 287(g) agreements in New York State on Wednesday, after County Executive Steve McLaughlin said he had no plans to comply with the order. New York law now prohibits local governments and law enforcement agencies from participating in any formal or informal 287(g) agreement and using correctional f…