[Environmental News]
Attorney General James: “These toxic ‘forever’ chemicals endanger the well-being of people across our state, and we need federal legislation to address the threat. We strongly urge Congress to take action and give our states the tools we urgently need to address the harms these dangerous chemicals cause to our communities.”
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Governor Andrew Cuomo
CITING NEW YORK LAW LEADING MEDICAL MARIJUANA DOCTOR HOPES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL DECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA
[Marijuana News]
Dr. Stuart Titus: “Cannabis has a long history of use in the U.S. and it’s nice to see that its stigma is diminishing here with new decriminalization regulations in New York.”
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NEW YORK POLITICAL LEADERS LAUD GOVERNOR CUOMO’S SIGNATURE OF BILL FURTHER DECRIMINALIZING MARIJUANA
[Marijuana Legalization News]
Governor Andrew Cuomo: “Communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by laws governing marijuana for far too long.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES PRAISES GOV. CUOMO’S SIGNING OF LEGISLATION TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT WORKERS
[Immigration News]
New York Attorney General James: “It is incumbent on us to help vulnerable workers be able to stand up for their rights without fear of punishment. This law does just that by protecting New Yorkers from being exploited by unscrupulous and predatory employers.”
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BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ PROVIDES FUNDING FOR REGIONAL FOOD HUB TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
[Bronx Borough News]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
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GROUP PRAISES NEW YORK’S CHILD VICTIMS ACT LAW REFERENCING ARREST OF ALLEGED SEX TRAFFICKER JEFFREY EPSTEIN
[Albany News]
Zero Abuse Project CEO Jeffrey Dion:“Child predators and the institutions who harbor them should know that their days of operating comfortably in the shadows are over…”
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Governor Cuomo And Attorney General James Denounce President Trump’s Continued Race-Baiting Attempts To Add 2020 Census Citizen Question
[New York News]
Governor Cuomo and Letitia James denounce Trump’s continued attempts to add citizenship question to 2020 Census…
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GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO’s STATEMENT ON SIGNING OF RENT LAW LEGISLATION
[New York Housing News]
Governor Andrew Cuomo called this week’s passed rent regulations “the most sweeping, aggressive tenant protections in state history.”
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