Sandra Grannum Appointed Head of Newly-Created Office
New York — Attorney General Letitia James today announced the creation of the first ever Diversity and Inclusion Office in …
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte passes Historic Rent Laws
Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte (D-Brooklyn) has helped pass the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act – the strongest rent regulation legislation ever passed in New …
Restoring the right to obtain a license, regardless of immigration status, that existed prior to 2001.
Press Release: (Albany, NY) — Today, the Senate Democratic Majority passed the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act (Green Light NY), sponsored …
NYSNA nurses at New York City's Public Hospitals are in the front line of healthcare delivery serving patients with high quality expertise, dignity and respect, regardless of a patient's ability to pay or immigration status.
By NYC CLC
On June 12, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) held a press conference and Speak Out on the steps of …
The governor’s repeated sling at 32BJ, which has more than 160,000 members across the country, mostly in New York, was again an odd inclusion among multi-million dollar firms and business interests, not to mention the teachers unions that he has often warred with during his tenure, finding something of a ceasefire in recent years.
By Samar Khurshid (Gotham Gazette)
Governor Andrew Cuomo, a third-term Democrat, has in recent weeks repeatedly lashed out at state legislators from …
New York is one of only two states in the country to criminalize surrogacy...
By Lisette Voytko
[…a four-year-old bill in Albany…] would not only legalize surrogacy but add protections for surrogates, including health insurance provided by the…The Upstate Downstate Housing Alliance, a coalition of activist groups advocating for tenant protections, has clearly laid out a universal rent platform consisting of seven pieces of legislation.
By Rebecca C. Lewis (City and State New York)
Before the 2018 state election cycle, universal rent control was not a common …
Opposing Israel Is NOT Anti-Jewish
By Revcom.us
The “Combatting BDS Act” is part of the very first bill moving through the United States Senate in 2019. It should be …
About 19% of New York City residents, or 1.7 million people, lives in poverty
By Jim Brennan (Gotham Gazette)
Right now, New York City’s government should be taking advantage of the Democratic majority in both houses …
"The José Peralta DREAM Act...bill will allow undocumented students to have access to the same in-state financial aid and scholarship opportunities that are granted to citizens. Education is key for society and instead of placing barriers for our youth; we should ease their academic journey," Senator Jamaal Bailey.
By New York State Senate Democratic Majority
(Albany, NY) The Senate Majority Conference today passed the José Peralta New York State DREAM …