Republicans in the NYS Legislature began legal action claiming new district maps for congressional and legislative seats signed by Gov. Hochul are gerrymandered.
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Push is on for court access for sexual assault survivors
Known as the Adult Survivors Act, the measure would extend to adults the same rights that the state’s Child Victims Act gives to survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
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Hochul: COVID-19 winter surge is here
Hochul said she hopes the recalcitrant counties who won’t support the mask mandate will change their minds if the winter surge worsens.
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New York state mandates vaccines for its workers
Cuomo will mandate the vaccine for front-line workers in New York state-run hospitals. Other state workers must be vaccinated or be subject to weekly testing.
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Rochester activists renew call for eviction protections
This week Albany City Council members passed good cause eviction protection for residents. Local activists want a similar law for Rochester.
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State Senate approves anti-sexual harassment measures
The measures will extend protections to top staff in the governor’s office as well as employees of other elected officials.
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No raises for Cuomo, lawmakers, judges next year
A state panel tasked with considering salary increases for the governor, state lawmakers, and judges, said raises would not be prudent at this time.
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It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world
To many New Yorkers, it was no shock to hear that their state legislature is dysfunctional. And not just dysfunctional, but the most dysfunctional in the nation. To the Democratic and Republican leaders of the legislature, though, the indictment — contained in a study by the BrennanCenter for Justice at New YorkUniversity’s School of […]
