Who – and what – is on the ballot in Queens?
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Most Queens voters will see a local contested race on their ballot this election season. Learn about all the candidates running for office here.
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'The people left behind’: Advocates renew push to pass parole reform
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Robert Webster, a Queens man who served over three decades in prison, was one of over 100 formerly incarcerated New Yorkers to make a trip to Albany on Wednesday to reignite the push to pass the Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole bills, both of which have received widespread support from lawmakers and advocates in the past but have yet to make it to the governor’s desk.
Read MoreQueens gears up for once-in-a-decade redistricting
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“Residents have a chance to shape the next 10 years of representation and it's important that we have participation for this process to work.”
Read MoreAdvocates urge State Senate to pass criminal record relief for trafficking victims
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Advocates and attorneys now recognize that traffickers force their immigrant victims to perform various crimes in addition to sex work, such theft and drug offenses.
Read MoreState lawmakers vote to let inmates use phone before solitary
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Under the bill, inmates would also be allowed to make one phone call per week while held in isolation.
Read MoreTwo Queens lawmakers lead fight for farmworkers’ rights
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Farmworkers — who are mostly Latinx — still have no right to collectively bargain, receive overtime or have a day off.
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