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December 6, 2024 Subsidy Sheet: Hochul overhypes Micron again with false $100 billion claim

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December 6, 2024 Watchdog Asks Gov. Hochul to Sign Bill Boosting Transparency of Port Authority of NY/NJ

MEMO OF SUPPORT   S2901-A (Comrie) / A175-A (Paulin)   Boosts the transparency and accountability of the Port Authority of NY/NJ   TITLE OF BILL An act to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 relating to the port authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to port authority organization, appearance and […]

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December 6, 2024 Watchdogs Support NY Post FOIL Lawsuit Requesting Police Disciplinary Records Prior to June 2020

Groups make case to Court of Appeals that disciplinary records are subject to disclosure under Freedom of Information Law, including those created before repeal of section 50-a of Civil Rights Law   Watchdog groups Reinvent Albany, Citizens Union, and Common Cause NY submitted an amicus brief to the New York State Court of Appeals supporting […]

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December 4, 2024 Advocate Asks City Council to Support NYC Even-Year Elections Constitutional Amendment

MEMO OF SUPPORT Res. 189-A of 2024 (Ung) Urges NYS Legislature to Pass Constitutional AmendmentMoving NYC Elections to Even Years December 4, 2024 TITLE OF RESOLUTIONResolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the voters to approve, an amendment to the New York State Constitution to move New York City elections to […]

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