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In top news this week, NYPD union officials are calling out the city for what they perceive as an unfair delay in the administration of the coronavirus vaccine to officers. While Mayor de Blasio said the city health department was “waiting for state guidance to be clarified” before it could distribute doses to police, union officials called that explanation “bureaucratic gymnastics.”

And in the aftermath of California's recent proposal that cops be either 25 or have a bachelor's degree to join the force, two of our columnists debate the pros and cons of such a policy.


The Gov1 Team
 
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