"We put the phone over here so each one can have some privacy, " he said.

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Some former judges and staff said one reason Mr. Daugherty was allowed to continue processing so many cases was because he single-handedly helped the office hit its monthly goals.

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Last week, he expressed alarm at seeing so many measles cases at one time, while he said in some schools the MMR uptake was as low as 14.8%.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who pushed the legislation that was enacted in two days, said he will consider some amendments, though the only one that has been publicly discussed so far would provide some exceptions for police.

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