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‘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

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Feb 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Why Survivors of Domestic Violence Should Support Bail and Discovery Reform in NYS

‘Legislation to reform New York’s bail and discovery laws will protect victims of violence—particularly when they become defendants.’

ByLeigh Goodmark 1Comment

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Feb 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Will Prevailing Wage Legislation Help or Hurt Communities of Color?

‘Progressives do not become progressives by exclusively catering to the building and construction trade unions interests, regardless of the merit or cause.’

ByReginald Bachus 1Comment

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Feb 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Tenant Organizations Ramping Up Push to Strengthen and Expand Rent Laws

While it seems almost certain the rent laws will be tightened it’s less sure that the geographic reach of the laws will be expanded.

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Feb 2019

Opinion

CityViews: Save the NY Program that Keeps Homeowners Out of Foreclosure

‘This is the type of investment that will pay for itself tenfold by keeping our neighbors in their homes and by keeping our communities strong.’

ByCrystal Peoples-Stokes

BySteven Cymbrowitz

ByKenneth Zebrowski

ByJeffrey Dinowitz 1Comment

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Feb 2019

Opinion

CityViews: It Will Take More Than the Dream Act for NY to Truly Welcome Immigrants

‘Passing Dream alone is not enough for legislators or the governor to check off the box and say enough has been done for our communities.’

ByJoselyn Castillo 0Comments

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Feb 2019

Uncategorized

NY Support Lags for Sickle-Cell Patients Facing Pain, Poor Treatment, Discrimination

It’s a disease that causes tremendous pain and disproportionately affects Blacks. Its patients have trouble finding doctors to treat them and insurance to cover that treatment, and are sometimes mistaken…

ByBailey Hosfelt 1Comment

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Dec 2018

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Our Obligatory (Yet Truly Entertaining) Year-in-Review Show!

What were the truly transformative stories of 2018, and why did they matter? What are the stories really worth watching in 2019? Ben Max and Jarrett Murphy give their two…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2018

Government Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Stringer on Albany Pay Raise, Housing Plan; Hochul on Cuomo’s Agenda

The comptroller said he didn’t want to be a ‘rubber stamp’ for the legislature.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2018

Opinion

CityViews: NYS Needs Single-Payer. But Health Reforms Can’t Stop There.

Finding a better way to pay for healthcare is important. But the disparities and unfairness in the way healthcare is delivered will persist unless officials, and the advocates who push…

ByJudy Wessler 0Comments

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

Opinion: Why Survivors of Domestic Violence Should Support Bail and Discovery Reform in NYS

Opinion: Will Prevailing Wage Legislation Help or Hurt Communities of Color?

Tenant Organizations Ramping Up Push to Strengthen and Expand Rent Laws

CityViews: Save the NY Program that Keeps Homeowners Out of Foreclosure

CityViews: It Will Take More Than the Dream Act for NY to Truly Welcome Immigrants

NY Support Lags for Sickle-Cell Patients Facing Pain, Poor Treatment, Discrimination

Max & Murphy: Our Obligatory (Yet Truly Entertaining) Year-in-Review Show!

Max & Murphy: Stringer on Albany Pay Raise, Housing Plan; Hochul on Cuomo’s Agenda

CityViews: NYS Needs Single-Payer. But Health Reforms Can’t Stop There.

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