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UTICA, N.Y. — Lost among casino proposals, campaign finance reform and a women’s rights agenda is a small item that would exempt city firefighters from the state’s residency laws.
Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, D-Utica and state Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-Rome, introduced matching bills that permit city firefighters to live either within Oneida County or contiguous counties.
The Assembly passed the measure on Wednesday, and the bill passed the state Senate on Thursday. It now must be signed or vetoed by the governor later this summer. Under the state law, firefighters employed by cities with less than 1 million people must live within the county they work in.
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