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Video: How Criminal Justice Reform Looks from Brooklyn’s Courtrooms
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Are defendants in Brooklyn getting a fairer shake thanks to the reforms already undertaken?
HEALTH and ENVIRONMENT
City Asks for Extra Time to Craft Broad Plan to Reduce Water Pollution
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And the advocates that often prod the city’s Department of Environmental Protection to act faster to address pollution support the move. Sort of.
ECONOMY
Congress’s Tinkering With SNAP Could Help Some People a Little, Hurt Others Deeply
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The House is considering tinkering with how the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program calculates benefits.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Soon-to-be Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins is Cautious on Agenda
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The leader of Senate Democrats, who will enjoy a solid majority come January, says she has avoided getting into specifics about what the conference will accomplish in its first months in power.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: What Are the Prospects for Bail Reform in 2019?
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The sponsor of an Assembly measure that would sharply constrain the use of financial bail says she is optimistic her proposal will become law now that Democrats control the State Senate.
agenda 2019
Agenda ’19: Major Policy Tests Ahead for State and City
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Under normal circumstances, 2019 would be a quiet year in city politics. But circumstances are not normal.
Brooklyn
Video: Brooklyn’s Role in the ’18 Vote & What the Results Mean for the Boro
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Kings County was center stage on Election Night 2018, helping to flip the State Senate and the U.S. House blue. What drove the electoral shift behind those results, and what will their impact be on the borough? We asked two veteran journalists.
GOVERNMENT
Photo Essay: Images of the Midterms
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Photographers captured the passion, frustration and hard work of Election Day all across the city.
election 2018
Max & Murphy Election Day Special!
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Before the Democrats took the State Senate and the U.S. House, hear what Jumaane Williams, JC Polanco, Errol Louis, Kadia Goba and members of our live studio audience had to say about the midterm elections, the process of voting and the political landscape that lies ahead.
Andrew Cuomo
Max & Murphy: Daily News’ Alyssa Katz on What the 2018 Elections Mean
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Was this a Blue Wave or a Meh Midterm? Is Andrew Cuomo in a newly commanding or a newly constrained position as he enters a third term? How will the Democrats handle control of the U.S. House and the New York State Senate? Ben and Jarrett speak with Daily News editorial board member Alyssa Katz.