Darrell Camp
Reporter, New York NOW-
Gov. Kathy Hochul, as a part of a conceptual budget deal, announced several changes to bail reform, discovery reform and raise the age on Thursday.
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“The health of the economy is good and it’s strong, but the recovery is not where we want it to be. It’s uneven,” DiNapoli said.
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Harry Wilson is calling his “Turnaround New York” plan a six-tier approach to changing ethics, elections and legislative processes on the state level.
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“Coverage For All” would allow an undocumented person to enroll in New York’s “Essential Plan” if they qualify.
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Coinciding with the first day of Women’s History Month, members of the New York State Senate Democratic Majority have proposed seven bills intended to help stop sexual harassment in both public and private places of work.
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The Build Back Fossil Free Coalition made several specific demands of the Biden administration leading up to Tuesday night’s speech. Those include a ban on fracking, the declaration of a climate emergency, a stop to the approval of new fossil fuel projects on the federal level, and a commitment to phase out fossil fuels entirely.
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Nearly two weeks after the state’s Democratic Party Convention, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams selected Columbia-born activist Ana Maria Archila as his running mate in the race for New York State governor.
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In response to the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Sunday to immediately stop business transactions between New York state and Russia.
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The directive in question was issued by the Cuomo administration by former State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker in March 2020.