Hours after Gov. Andrew Cuomo defeated his primary challenger, Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins congratulated Cuomo on his primary victory and is now calling for four regional debates. Hawkins is hoping to discuss clean energy, rent control, education reforms, and climate change with all candidates in each region. […]
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Hawkins proposes ecological and progressive taxes to fund $100 billion subway fix
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, said today that he would propose a multi-year $100 billion capital spending plan to fix the MTA in his first year of office. Hawkins said that the $100 billion for these capital improvements should be funded by a variety of revenue sources, […]
Governor’s bill would ban single-use plastic shopping bags
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unveiled a program bill that would ban single-use plastic carryout bags in New York state in response to a new report by a task force charged with addressing the environmental impact of plastic bags and developing a solution to the use and disposal of them. The […]