Queens pol’s bill to expand atty loan forgiveness program passed by Senate

Queens pol’s bill to expand atty loan forgiveness program passed by Senate

Both houses of the legislature took major steps this week toward approving legislation from a Queens lawmaker that would increase the amount of student loan forgiveness public interest attorneys who are saddled with debt from law school could receive from the state.

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Queens voters think outside the box in race for district attorney

Queens voters think outside the box in race for district attorney

Not all of the 64,000 Queens voters who cast a ballot in the recent Democratic primary race for Queens district attorney bubbled in a vote for incumbent DA Melinda Katz or challengers George Grasso or Devian Daniels. Instead, a small portion of the Queens electorate chose to write-in a candidate for the borough’s top prosecutor. 

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Queens DA race begins take shape

Queens DA race begins take shape

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is facing a challenge from George Grasso, the former top judge in Queens’ Criminal Court. The two used to work out of the same building, and collaborated on a number of court initiatives. Take a peak into the early days of the campaigns – and their finances – here.

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