‘Partial win, partial loss’: Assigned counsel get pay raise but say more is needed
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For the first time in decades, attorneys who represent indigent clients and children on the state’s dime have been given a pay raise.
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Hochul signs bail changes into law
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Governor Kathy Hochul was joined by the mayor and the city’s district attorneys in Manhattan on Wednesday as she signed changes to the state’s bail reforms into law.
Read MoreWilson celebrates first Law Day as chief judge
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Civics, civility and collaboration – according to the New York State Bar Association, those are the “cornerstones of democracy.” But newly-sworn-in Chief Judge Rowan Wilson dissents.
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‘National model to national embarrassment’: BPs call on city to fully fund Right to Counsel
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Four of the city’s five borough presidents, including Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, said in an open letter this week that the city must do more to fund its Right to Counsel program.
Read MoreAsian American judges remain underrepresented in NY’s courts
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“The Asian American legal community and judicial community has work to do to get our footing in the judiciary.”
Read MoreDOC taps former FDNY spokesperson to lead communications team
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Department of Correction leaders tapped a longtime city spokesperson to serve as its deputy commissioner for public information.
Read MoreResidents set strike dates for higher wages at two Queens hospitals
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Interns and residents at two of Queens’ hospitals have announced that they will soon go on strike after the health network that runs the facilities did not meet their union’s demands for higher wages.
Read More‘Limitless in its potential’ : Richards lays out priorities for Queens in State of the Borough Address
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Investment, development, infrastructure and healthcare – it all took centerstage at Queens Theater on Friday where Queens Borough President Donovan Richards gave his State of the Borough address.
Read MoreHistoric 12-week murder trial ends with two 50 year sentences
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The historically long 12-week Queens murder trial that wrapped six-years after the killing is now, finally finished after sentencing on Wednesday. Judge Ira Margulis sentenced both defendants, Shakim Allen and Dreshaun Smith, both 29-years-old and from Jamaica, to 50 years in prison for the 2017 murder of Rocky Kalisaran and the wounding of his brother Sonny – which was the first homicide of that year.
Read MoreCouncil approves daylighting and other transportation bills
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The City Council voted on Thursday to approve a handful of bills, including one that would require the Department of Transportation to bring “daylighting” to 100 street intersections per year, starting in 2025.
Read MoreOpinion: The only way to build a stronger democracy is by giving more voices more choices
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“Unfortunately, in New York, restrictive ballot access laws, partisan gerrymandering, closed elections, and party bosses selecting candidates behind closed doors have left voters with fewer and fewer choices. More people feel like their votes do not matter and more people, especially those that consider themselves independents, are staying home.”
Read MoreDiscovery reform rollback doesn’t make final budget cut
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A controversial proposal to rollback the state’s 2019 discovery reforms was struck from the state’s budget at the final moments this week.
Read MoreQueens pol wants to make it easier to bring class action suits against government
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A Queens lawmaker is pushing a piece of legislation that would make it easier for class action lawsuits to be brought against New York’s state and local governments.
Read More'The War on Smoke Shops': Officials agree, illegal pot enforcement is needed, but how is it working?
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Most officials agree – in order for the legal cannabis market to thrive, the unlicensed market must be tampered down. But enforcement of the unlicensed market has ruffled feathers on both sides of the issue – some have pushed for greater enforcement, while others say the current tactics mirror the enforcement of the failed war on drugs that marijuana legalization in New York State was aimed at rectifying.
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