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Interviews for the interim attorney general position officially concluded Wednesday around noon. Questions regarding topics such as workplace harassment, opioids, New York relations with the federal government, political party tribalism, civil rights and the status of American democracy dominated each interview. In addition to these topics, each candidate had uttered […]
The Chair of the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Linda Rosenthal, D-Manhattan, is calling on New York City officials to release a study that could prove the effectiveness of potential safer consumption sites in the Big Apple. According to Rosenthal, the report has been “long overdue” and has […]
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan held a press conference Tuesday with the New York State Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin to announce a package of bills to address the urgent drug epidemic sweeping the state. The 14-bill package seeks to strengthen New York state law, increasing penalties for drug […]