Democratic legislators from around the country joined the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, a Democratic Party organization that works to elect Democrats to U.S. state legislatures, on a press call Wednesday, April 8 to discuss the work they have been doing at the state level to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19. […]

Following new federal economic relief for student loan borrowers, New York state issued guidance for private student loan servicers to provide similar financial assistance for students facing economic hardships from COVID-19.  The New York Department of Financial Services announced this guidance last week, to urge regulated student loan services to […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York will join a number of states in an informal “council” that will focus on getting people back to work and restoring the economy across the Northeast.  In his April 13 press conference, Gov. Cuomo spoke to Gov. Murphy of New Jersey, Gov. […]

  New legislation adopted as part of the 2021 state budget prohibits individuals who commit serious offenses out-of-state from obtaining a gun license in New York. Supporters of the new regulations say they will provide greater consistency in New York’s licensing rules and make sure that people who are prohibited from […]

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, schools across New York state have had to adjust accordingly, which led to the postponement of assessment exams for grades three through eight and now the cancellation of Regents Examinations. The decision to cancel the Regents Examinations was made following the statewide closures of school districts, […]

On Wednesday, April 8, Senator James Skoufis, D-Woodbury, Senator Gustavo Rivera, D-University Heights, Assemblyman Ron Kim, D-Flushing, and the good government group Common Cause New York held a virtual conference to discuss the the importance of finishing a productive legislative session. In order to pass the budget amidst the COVID-19 […]

New York City will open four new COVID-19 testing locations in predominantly black and Latino communities after preliminary data released last week showed that COVID-19 is twice as fatal for black and Latino populations than it is for white people.  “We not only need to understand it, we need to […]

Amongst the highlights of the FY 2021 Budget was the outlawing of gender-based price discrimination on almost identical products known as the “pink tax.” Under the new legislation, specific service suppliers will now have to understand the prohibition of the “pink tax” and provide price lists of items upon request. […]