Bill Hughes, Author at City Limits

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The state’s approval rate for parole applications has been sliced in half since 2005. Inmates convicted of high-profile crimes face almost insurmountable barriers—because of politics, not the penal code.

ByBill Hughes 22 minRead time

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Mar 2013

Investigations

Push to Address Possible Danger in Smoke Detectors

A popular kind of detector is poor at sensing certain types of fires. Some lawmakers want New York City to require property owners to also install a more expensive kind.

ByBill Hughes 15 minRead time

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Oct 2012

Investigations

Fiscal Woes, Long-Held Fears Spur Waste-to-Energy Debate

New York is thinking about diverting garbage from out-of-state landfills and using it to generate electricity locally. The plan pits concerns about city spending and carbon emissions against fears of…

ByBill Hughes 16 minRead time

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Oct 2010

Government Investigations Justice