Across the State of New York, Left Elected Officials Are Winning

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Those legislators have since pushed for progressive priorities including increased funding for public education, marijuana legalization, and a public health-first approach to drug use.
58% : Rather than downplaying crime, slate candidates attempted to convince voters that progressive measures such as increasing funding for social services work better than a policing-first model of public safety.
53% : The slate's platform focused most heavily on policing, transferring funds from policing to social services, and reducing the presence of police officers in crisis response.
51% : It also grew out of the candidates' involvement with Black Lives Matter organizing over the past year, as protest organizers joined the campaign as volunteers.

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