Supporters say expanding the state’s new Housing Access Voucher Program, which helps low-income New Yorkers at risk of homelessness afford a place to live, could bridge the gap for 5,500…
Advocates and progressive state lawmakers continue to call for passage of the New York for All Act, which would prohibiting local law enforcement agencies from carrying out civil immigration enforcement…
“The actual solution to the city’s budget crisis is for Gov. Kathy Hochul to finally make our ever-increasing population of billionaires and millionaires pay what they owe in taxes.”
“The Legislature must hold firm and not buckle by letting Hochul off the hook. It’s time to move New York forward, not double down on expensive, polluting oil and gas.”
“The State Environmental Quality Review Act, or SEQRA, was created in 1975 to ensure that growth did not come at the expense of our environment. That mission remains essential. But…
The core of the governor’s proposal is to push back New York’s first big deadline for emissions reductions mandated by its landmark 2019 climate law. In an op-ed outlining her proposed changes,…
Anti-hunger advocates are pushing for a stronger state response to fill gaps created by federal funding cuts and new work requirements for SNAP, also known as food stamps, that experts…
A new rental assistance program launching this week will help some low income households afford rent. But its reach is far smaller than advocates hoped, and isn’t keeping up with…
“When communities understand that a single arrest, even one resolved in court, can trigger a handoff to ICE, trust collapses. Survivors of domestic violence hesitate to seek support. Parents avoid…