Governor Kathy Hochul just announced she's repealing New York's ancient Cabaret Laws that required bars to obtain special permits for dancing and live music. The laws, dating back to the 1920s, were ostensibly about preventing mob activity but ended up criminalizing nightlife and targeting marginalized venues for decades. This is an actual policy win on civil liberties. New York bars can now legally host dancing without jumping through bureaucratic hoops designed to give cops pretense for raids.