Newsletters

New York State

• Governor Cuomo Announces the Child Victims Act’s One-Year Look Back Window Is Open
• Over 128,000 New Yorkers Used Paid Family Leave in the First Year
• Chapters of the Laws of 2019

New York City

• For-Hire Vehicle Cruising Cap Begins
• Comptroller Stringer Audit Reveals DYCD Improperly Altered Crisis Shelter Site Visit Reports

Briefs

• State Police to Investigate Assaults on Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg
• Governor to Propose Redefinition of Domestic Terrorism
• State Comptroller Finds Subway Station Repair List is Growing
• Comptroller Stringer Finds Brooklyn and Queens LIRR Stations in Disrepair
• Anusha Venkataraman Announced as New NYC Chief Service Officer
• DSA Strategizes to Take Over Six New York Labor Unions

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New York State

• Governor Cuomo Signs Bills Expanding Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence
• Melinda Katz Victory & the Numbers
• Chapters of the Laws of 2019

New York City

• “Growing Food Equity in New York City”
• A Matter of Demographics? An Increasing Number of New Yorkers Are Aided by Adult Protective Services

Briefs

• Governor Signs Pet Dealers Safety Standards Legislation
• Staging Motor Vehicle Accidents Criminalized
• Moody’s Recommends to Tax the Rich to Save Subways
• Comptroller DiNapoli appoints Anastasia Titarchuk as Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund
• City’s Curbside E-Waste Program Announces Pickup of 100,000 Electronic Waste Devices
• DSNY Rolls Out “Trucks of Art”
• Former Governor David Paterson to Wed Mary Sliwa

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Federal

• September 11th VCF Act Signed by President

New York State

• Governor Signs Gun Control Legislation
• Governor Signs Bill Strengthening Anti-Discrimination Measures For Immigrants
• Chapters of the Laws of 2019

New York City

• Comptroller DiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
• New York City’s Shrinking Workweek

Briefs

• NYCHA Votes on First Air Rights Sale
• Throwing Water at Police Would be a Felony Under Proposed Legislation
• Law Allows Firefighters & Emergency Medical Responders to Rescue Animals in Vehicles
• Bill Creating Maternal Mortality Review Board Approved
• Department of Financial Services Proposes New Regulation Providing Consumer Protections to Student Loan Borrowers

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Federal

• Senate Approves Bill to Extend 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund

New York State

• Attorney General James Secures $600 Million Payment from Equifax In Largest Data Breach Settlement In History
• Chapters of the Laws of 2019
• Bills Delivered to the Governor

New York City

• DiNapoli: MTA’S Homeless Outreach Program Didn’t Do Much Outreach
• Vision Zero: “Green Wave” Bicycle Plan to Address Cycling Fatalities

Briefs

• New York Leads Nation in Nonprofit Jobs & Wages
• MTA Approves Reorganization Plan
• Belmont Park Project Moves Forward
• New York/New Jersey Governors Sign Legislation Establishing Gateway Development Commission for $30 billion Hudson River Tunnel Project

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New York State

• NYS Executes the Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Agreement
• Chapters of the Laws of 2019
• Bills Delivered to the Governor

New York City

• MTA Reorganization Plan May Include 2,700 Job Cut

Briefs 

• State Cap on Property Taxes Remains at Two-Percent
• Governor Signs Bill Expanding MWBE Program
• Governor Signs Farm Workers Bill
• State Education Commissioner To Step Down Next Month
• De Blasio Administration Announces Details of Major Citi Bike Expansion
• Former Governor Paterson Joins Management At Las Vegas Sands

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