SYRACUSE – Today, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) released its I-81 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for public review.
NEW YORK CITY – After years of demands to reduce NYPD funding, today, Mayor de Blasio and New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson added an additional $200 million to the NYPD expense budget. The total NYPD expense budget will exceed $5 billion, the largest police budget in the country, which inc
ALBANY – Governor Cuomo signed legislation that will expand the authority of the East Ramapo school district state monitor, a necessary step toward rebuilding a district that will meet all students’ needs.
ALBANY – Today, Governor Cuomo signed the Gender Recognition Act (GRA), which will ensure all New Yorkers can obtain accurate state identity documents that reflect their gender identity. The GRA will create an X gender marker and streamline New York’s antiquated, cumbersome and, for many, shaming,
ALBANY- The New York state legislative session concluded last night without lawmakers voting on the New York for All Act (S.03076-A/A.02328-A), key immigrants’ rights legislation that has wide support from immigrants’ rights advocates, legal service providers, public health experts, and faith leader