In a rare show of unity, a bi-partisan group of city councilmembers, including several from Queens, penned a letter calling on the state to give the city more power to enforce illegal cannabis.
Read MoreA group of nearly 100 organizations demanded on Monday that the governor and legislative leaders increase funding for the implementation of New York’s Raise the Age laws in the state’s budget, which is due in a little less than a month.
Read MoreQueens Public Library CEO, borough native and former Department of Education Chancellor Dennis Walcott was appointed to the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission by the state senate majority leader on Friday.
Read MoreGovernor Kathy Hochul signed a Queens lawmaker’s bill into law on Tuesday, establishing a commission to study reparations, and New York’s position in the history of slavery and racial injustice in America.
Read MoreThe commission charged with determining the salaries for New York State judges, lawmakers and top officials in the executive branch officially recommended pay raises for the state’s judiciary this week.
Read MoreMembers of the State Senate majority gathered Monday to discuss a collection of bills they say will strengthen the integrity and accessibility of voting in New York.
Read More“Under my watch, here in the State of New York we are not going to exacerbate what is already a crisis.”
Read More“The legislature has the power to enact a robust and meaningful moratorium on eviction.”
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