Senate Majority To Pass Legislation To Strengthen Reproductive Rights
Today, the New York Senate Majority will advance legislation to protect the right to choose for New Yorkers from Harlem to the Hudson.Continue reading
Assembly Member Lavine Responds To Possible Overturning Of Landmark Abortion Ruling
Assemblymember Charles Lavine issued the following statement in response to the draft majority opinion of the United States Supreme Court repudiating the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.Continue reading
Immigrant Rights Advocates And Allies Demand NYS Legislature Keep NY Families Together After Passage Of NYC Council Resolution
Today, the New York for All Coalition, allies, and immigrant New Yorkers celebrated the passage of a City Council resolution in support of the New York for All Act.Continue reading
NYS Union Urge State Lawmakers Call On Governor Hocal To Pass Coverage For All From Harlem To The Hudson
Today, unions, including 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East; 32BJ SEIU.Continue reading
100 Upstate NY Groups Call On Gov. Hochul To Support An Immediate Gas Ban In New Buildings Via State Budget
Today, days before One-House budgets are expected to be announced, 100 organizations from upstate NY issued letters to Governor Hochul urging her support for an immediate gas ban in new buildings via her state budget.Continue reading
SOMOS’s Dr. Ramon Tallaj On NYC Mayor Easing COVID-19 Restrictions
Today, Mayor Eric Adams announced the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, effective Monday, March 7, 2022, and based on data and science, to spur New York’s economic recovery.Continue reading
New York Blood Center Teams Up With Feeding New York State For Save 1, Feed 1 Campaign
New York Blood Center (NYBC) is partnering with Feeding New York State (Feeding NYS) for their Save 1, Feed 1 campaign.Continue reading
Assemblymember Lavine Announces Legislation To Modernize And Simplify The State Court System
Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Charles D. Lavine (D-Glen Cove) is introducing proposals to achieve long-overdue reform and simplification of the state’s overly complicated court system.Continue reading
Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers Of Tracking Threat From Malicious Apple AirTag Users
New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued a consumer alert with safety recommendations to protect New Yorkers from bad actors using Apple AirTags to track individuals’ locations and their belongings for harmful purposes.Continue reading
Poll: More, More, More, NY’s Top Voting Bloc Wants More Home Care Services & Nursing Home Oversight, Caregiver Tax Credit
New York State’s most powerful voting bloc wants better wages for home care workers, more access to services that help older adults age in their own homes.Continue reading
Legislation Cutting Small Business Taxes & Increasing Unemployment Insurance Benefits Passes NY State Senate
Today, the New York State Senate passed legislation introduced by Senator Anna M. Kaplan (D-North Hills) to support small businesses and unemployed workers who are still dealing with the impacts of the pandemic.Continue reading
Over 50 New York Business And Legal Experts Issue Open Letter Opposing Antitrust Legislation
Today, over 50 business leaders and legal experts issued the following letter in opposition to the state’s proposed antitrust legislation.Continue reading
Attorney General James Launches Investigation Into CareCube For Wrongfully Billing New Yorkers For COVID Tests
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that her office has launched an investigation into CareCube.Continue reading
All Our Kin Welcomes NY Governor’s Commitment To Child Care, Asserts It Is ‘Not Enough’ To Solve State’s Care Crisis
In response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address today, Steven Morales, New York Policy Director for All Our Kin, released the following statement:Continue reading
Albany Legislators Can’t Repeat Redistricting Commission’s Failure To Create Fair District Maps
This morning, the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission released two sets of draft maps after failing to reach a bipartisan consensus.Continue reading
