The Capitol Pressroom
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New York’s health insurance marketplace open for business
Jan. 21, 2022 - New Yorkers can continue to purchase health insurance through the state's marketplace, as the result of an expanded shopping window intended to increase coverage durin... Jan 21, 2022
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Progressives left wanting by Hochul's budget
Jan. 20, 2022 - Gov. Kathy Hochul billed her budget as a bold response to historic times, but boldness must be in the eye of the beholder, because lawmakers and activists on her left ... Jan 20, 2022
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Hochul proposes mental health investments
Jan. 20, 2022 - National Alliance on Mental Illness-New York's Matthew Shapiro explains why the state needs to invest in the 9-8-8 mental health hotline and how a proposed raise for N... Jan 20, 2022
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New York launches new campaigns to promote internet access
Jan. 20, 2022 - Public Service Commission Chair & CEO Rory Christian discusses a state campaign to sign New Yorkers up for subsidized internet service, an effort to map the availabili... Jan 20, 2022
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New governor, similar proposals for New Yorkers with disabilities
Jan. 20, 2022 - After more than a decade of having the concerns of New Yorkers with disabilities shunted to the sidelines by former-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Center for Disability Rights Pre... Jan 20, 2022
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State constitution's environmental rights inform municipal planning
Jan. 20, 2022 - In November, New Yorkers approved the addition of language to the state constitution that guarantees a right to clean air, clean water and a healthful environment. We ... Jan 19, 2022
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Life without New York's broad eviction moratorium
Jan. 19, 2022 - With the state's broad eviction moratorium expired, Legal Aid Society's Ellen Davidson explains what protections remain in place to keep New Yorkers in their homes and... Jan 19, 2022
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Senate Labor Chair Jessica Ramos talks 2022 agenda
Jan. 19, 2022 - Senate Labor Committee Chair Jessica Ramos, a Queens Democrat, touches on her agenda for 2022, including wage theft prevention measures and expanding access to child c... Jan 19, 2022
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Hochul plans increased investment in immigrant services
Jan. 18, 2022 - New York Immigration Coalition Executive Director Murad Awawdeh analyzes the state of the state proposals from Gov. Kathy Hochul designed to specifically benefit New Y... Jan 18, 2022
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Mandatory minimum sentences eyed for extinction in New York
Jan. 18, 2022 - Center for Community Alternatives Director of Organizing Marvin Mayfield makes the case for ending New York's use of mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines and giving... Jan 18, 2022