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‘We need a lot of reform when it comes to budget process in general that hopefully will lend itself to more transparency and hopefully a lot more uplifting of legislators’…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Albany Should Follow NYC’s Lead on Public Financing of Campaigns

‘A small-dollar public financing program modeled on New York City’s would allow more candidates to build campaigns primarily on small donations from New Yorkers.’

ByFrederick Schaffer

ByAmy Loprest 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Spirit of Cesar Chavez Lives On in Fight for Tipped Workers’ Wages

”Chavez once said, ‘The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It’s always about people.’ It’s time for Gov. Cuomo to pass One Fair Wage and treat tipped workers with…

ByAnthony Advincula 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Will NYS Defend Democracy by Adopting Public Financing?

‘We still haven’t gotten to the root cause of Albany’s long-standing problem. The facts are clear: big donors dominate New York’s elections.’

ByJess Wisneski 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Will NY State Take a First Step Toward Ending Homelessness?

‘The governor and state legislature now have the opportunity to do something to help the people most at risk of homelessness.’

ByTom Waters 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Our Shared Faith and the Fight for Bail Reform

A priest and a rabbi write, ‘Our traditions teach that when a person is held captive and the value of their freedom is assigned a price tag that they cannot…

ByStephanie Kolin

ByWinnie Varghese 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Trump Budget Bashed, Lead Rules Tightened: Housing Headlines from Around the City

And who’s afraid of the pied-a-terre tax?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Government Podcasts

Max & Murphy: State Comptroller on Bullying, Billionaires and the Budget

‘The reality is if you lose even a handful of those billionaires or multi-millionaires, those who have two or three houses somewhere else and can pretty quickly change their legal…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Justice Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Criminal Justice Reform Hits Critical Juncture in Albany

As the governor and state lawmakers wrestle with weighty issues like congestion pricing and marijuana legalization during the state budget process, hope has slightly dimmed that they will address the…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Time for Albany to Harvest Long Overdue Crop of Justice for NYS Farmworkers

‘For the farmworkers of New York State, the Farmworkers Fair Labors Practices Act (FFLPA) is a promising remediation to exploitative labor practices, poor living conditions and a pernicious exemption from…

ByOlivia Heffernan 2Comments

Max & Murphy: Rookie State Sen. Says Life in Albany Has Been a Lesson on How Power Works

Opinion: Albany Should Follow NYC’s Lead on Public Financing of Campaigns

Opinion: Spirit of Cesar Chavez Lives On in Fight for Tipped Workers’ Wages

Opinion: Will NYS Defend Democracy by Adopting Public Financing?

Opinion: Will NY State Take a First Step Toward Ending Homelessness?

Opinion: Our Shared Faith and the Fight for Bail Reform

Trump Budget Bashed, Lead Rules Tightened: Housing Headlines from Around the City

Max & Murphy: State Comptroller on Bullying, Billionaires and the Budget

Max & Murphy: Criminal Justice Reform Hits Critical Juncture in Albany

Opinion: Time for Albany to Harvest Long Overdue Crop of Justice for NYS Farmworkers

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