New York State legislature Archives - Page 8 of 9

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The change will suspend a requirement for the Family Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (FHEPS) where applicants had to show proof that their landlord had filed an eviction against them…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Mar 2021

Opinion

Opinion: Adopting a Clean Fuel Standard Will Clean New York’s Air

‘In New York, the transportation sector alone is responsible for 36 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions, and that number is growing.’

ByTrevor Summerfield 1Comment

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Mar 2021

Justice Opinion

Opinion: NY’s Cannabis Legalization Plan Must Prioritize Communities Hurt Most by Criminalization

“While Cuomo’s plan acknowledges the social equity imperative of legalization, it allocates only $100 million in tax grants to communities most harmed. That’s a step – but it’s not enough.”

ByMichelle Yanche 0Comments

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Feb 2021

Uncategorized

Slamming Cuomo’s Nursing-Home Moves—While Aiding Vaccine Resistance

Several Republican critics of the governor (and one of his Democratic allies) are pushing legislation that could undermine efforts to achieve broad immunity to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Dec 2020

Uncategorized

Cuomo Kills Bill to Protect Streams, Citing Fiscal Woes

The measure would have added 41,000 miles of streams to the states regulatory system.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jun 2020

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

A Wave of Legislation Aimed at Renters and Small Biz

As much as the reopening is testing whether or not New Yorkers can avoid a second wave of illnesses, it will also reveal whether the steps taken so far are…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Feb 2019

Uncategorized

Will New York’s Farmworkers Get Labor Protections in 2019?

With a Democratic-controlled State Senate and Assembly, many advocates are hopeful that this will be the year the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act finally passes.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 0Comments

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Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Medical Marijuana Key to Curbing NY’s Opioid Crisis

Two pieces of proposed legislation in Albany offer lawmakers the opportunity to dramatically expand the state’s program and target medical marijuana to those who are mired in opioid use and…

ByJunella Chin 0Comments

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Dec 2017

Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

Upstate, Downstate Call on Cuomo for Housing Reforms

A new statewide coalition has formed with the intention to push Cuomo and the state legislature for rent reforms, funding for public housing and more.