Queens Borough President Donovan Richards wants the state to raise taxes on millionaires and corporations in order to meet the city’s budget deficit and stave off what he says would be catastrophic consequences for the borough caused by the property tax increase threatened by the mayor.
Read MoreAs budget negotiations heat up in Albany, a group of legal aid advocates are making a push for legislation that would expand attorney student loan forgiveness.
Read MoreA progressive Bronx lawmaker will lead the State Senate’s powerful Judiciary Committee, Senate leadership announced this week.
Read MoreAll three mayoral candidates made their final pitches to Queens voters on Sunday as polls opened to historic early voting turnouts over the weekend.
Read MoreThe State Senate Judiciary Committee's initial rejection of chief judge nominee Hector LaSalle was unconstitutional and all future Court of Appeals nominees must receive a full Senate floor vote, a Suffolk County judge ruled on Tuesday.
Read More“We're entitled to make our rules,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said after a lawsuit was filed alleging that she improperly ended the chief judge nomination of Hector LaSalle. “I'm disappointed, but the reality is that I think it was pretty clear in the committee meeting the votes were not there for Judge LaSalle.”
Read MoreJudicial salaries depend on the type of judge, and can vary from $240,000 for the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to $189,000 for City Court Judges.
Read MoreJudicial salaries depend on the type of judge, and can vary from $240,000 for the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to $189,000 for City Court Judges.
Read MoreThe typo got some Republican lawmakers riled up.
Read MoreThe new policy clarifies that solitary will be reserved only for conduct that creates significant risk to the safety and security of correctional facilities.
Read MoreAdvocates 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 MoreThe bills would also abolish the “gay panic” defense, create a LGBTQ suicide prevention task force and restore LGBTQ veterans’ eligibility for state programs
Read MoreThe Liberty Defense Project also provides support services for immigrant families and rapid-response legal counsel for immigrants caught in raids and sweeps.
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