Making the Match: Public Financing in New York State
Flawed Process Could Mar State’s Campaign Finance Reform Effort
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‘You’re asking the winners of the game to change the rules and that’s always a hard thing to do.’
Closing Rikers
Rikers Closure Plan Passes: How We Got Here
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A look at City Limits’ coverage is far from a comprehensive rendering of the Rikers saga. But it does provide a sense of how long this argument has been going on, of the twists and turns it has taken, and of the many passionate viewpoints New Yorkers have about it.
GOVERNMENT
City Council Eyes Ambitious Set of Housing Bills Before Year’s End
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This year, the City Council’s focus will be on a range of bills aimed at eradicating lead poisoning and addressing the needs of the city’s homeless population, among other housing and land-use concerns.
Making the Match: Public Financing in New York State
Debate Over Fine Points of Campaign-Finance System as Deadline Nears
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While commending Gov. Cuomo’s proposal for a voluntary matching system on the state level, many experts have also suggested that the governor’s blueprint requires significant changes to be successful.
age discrimination
Debate Over How to Root Out Age Discrimination in NYC Workplaces
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A package of Council bills would mandate more workplace testing, but an administration official says that’s not the best way to detect a subtle form of bias that often intersects with other types of discrimination.
GOVERNMENT
Where Have All the Whistleblowers Gone?
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Only one complainant out of 170 cases spanning five years and the entirety of New York City government was officially considered a ‘whistleblower.’
Making the Match: Public Financing in New York State
City Campaign Finance System Charts Path—and Highlights Challenges—for State Reform
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A look at some recent races illustrates the many successes of the New York City campaign finance system, as well as limitations that the new state system will also have to deal with.
Age Justice
NYC’s Immigrant Seniors Chilled by Trump’s Public Charge Crackdown
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New York City’s seniors are already underutilizing public benefits available to them. But for non-citizen seniors, that reluctance has grown in the past year, a result of alarm from the changes to federal tests for admissibility.
2020
After White House Run, De Blasio Faces Choices and Challenges
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History offers little guidance for how Bill de Blasio should navigate his remaining time in office now that his presidential campaign is done.
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City’s Half-Priced MetroCard Program Continues to Expand, But Frustrations Persist
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More than 150,000 residents meet the requirements for the current eligibility criteria, officials say. Of those, 76,021 have enrolled so far, and the city has been conducting outreach in the form of phone calls and letters.