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Video: Small Business Coalition Warns of Negative Consequences if Lawmakers Raise Minimum Wage
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Video: Small Business Coalition Warns of Negative Consequences if Lawmakers Raise Minimum Wage

The National Federation of Independent Businesses organized a press conference in the Capitol on March 22 to make its case that a mandatory minimum wage increase could have a detrimental impact on New York’s economy, and even have a reverse effect on the working-class individuals who legislators are trying to […]

Siena Poll: Voters Strongly Support Bail Changes, 90 Percent Say Crime is a ‘Serious’ Issue in New York
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Siena Poll: Voters Strongly Support Bail Changes, 90 Percent Say Crime is a ‘Serious’ Issue in New York

With the clock ticking on the budget deadline, a large majority of voters from both parties strongly support a higher income tax on New Yorkers earning at least $5 million and changing the state’s controversial bail laws to give judges more discretion in setting pre-trial bail.   Meanwhile, there is also […]