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Framework in Place to Roll Back Some of New York’s Discovery Reform Law

State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Tuesday that lawmakers have a “framework” in place with Gov. Kathy Hochul to adjust the state’s discovery law, which had emerged as a key sticking point in the passage of New York State’s roughly $250 billion budget .  “I just briefed my conference, and we’re in a good place,” […]

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Unions Sue to Reverse Trump’s Dismantling of Labor Mediation Agency

Unions representing teachers, federal workers and healthcare workers are seeking to reverse the Trump administration’s gutting of a little-known federal agency that provides crucial mediation services to help resolve labor disputes between workers and employers.  The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan on Monday, seeks to reverse cuts at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation […]

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City Council Sues Eric Adams Over Executive Order Allowing ICE Back Onto Rikers Island

Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks at City Hall about the Council’s response to Mayor Eric Adams allowing ICE agents back onto Rikers Island.

The New York City Council is suing Mayor Eric Adams over an executive order signed last week that allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies to operate out of an office on Rikers Island.  In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan State Supreme Court Tuesday, attorneys for the council argue Adams violated two provisions […]

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Federal Cuts Shrink Heating and AC Aid Program, Leaving New Yorkers in the Cold

An A/C unit sat in the window of a Washington Heights tenement building.

Mike Knerr was excited to move into his Washington Heights apartment in September 2023, but coming off a hot summer, he faced a looming problem: his building didn’t have central air conditioning, and he didn’t have an AC unit — or the money to buy one. Knerr, who is HIV-positive, was out of work as […]

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Cuomo Mayoral Campaign Denied Millions in Matching Funds

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo answers questions during the National Action Network mayoral forum, April 3, 2025.

Mayoral aspirant and former governor Andrew Cuomo was denied more than $2 million in public matching campaign funds Tuesday, which could hurt his primary election chances two months before the June primary. The former governor was conspicuously not on the list of mayoral candidates that will receive millions of dollars in 8-to-1 public matches of […]

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