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Minority aide to Levy quits

County Executive Steve Levy's special assistant for

minority affairs has resigned after a year in the job, saying an offer to move

to a nonprofit youth services agency was a "better fit."

Renee Ortiz said her departure was not linked to Levy's controversial idea

last year to "deputize" police by giving them the same powers as federal

immigration agents. But she...

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