Welfare
CHILD CARE WITH STRINGS: STATE SEEKS TO LIMIT BENEFIT
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New regulation would force families seeking low-cost child care to pursue court-ordered child support.
Housing and Homelessness
FIERCE RESISTANCE
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LGBT group launches Cop Watch program to improve interactions with police.
TENANTS EMPOWERED
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Renters gain “right of first refusal” to purchase subsidized apartment buildings.
Hunger
HUNGRY FOR MORE
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City Council passes legislation to ease food stamp application; city unveils borough-wide hunger task forces.
Child Welfare
CHILD WELFARE WATCHDOG
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State Assembly passes bill that would create an Office of the Child Advocate to monitor kids in foster care and juvenile justice systems.
