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New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg were directly mentioned in one of the attorney general’s orders, which called for a newly formed “Weaponization Working Group” to examine “federal cooperation with the weaponization” by James and Bragg, “their respective staffs, and other New York officials to target President Trump, his family, and his businesses.”
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While other states have similarly implemented public finance funds to incentivize small donors, the Brennan Center for Justice called New York’s Public Campaign Finance Program “the strongest legislative response” to reducing outsized megadonor influence since the Supreme Court overturned campaign finance precedent in Citizens United.
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The common council recommitted to pre-existing city policies created to protect undocumented immigrants, transgender people, and people seeking abortion care.
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While federal officials lambast the state’s immigration protections, some legislators call to bolster them.
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This week on the Disabilities Beat, WBFO’s Emyle Watkins speaks with Stephanie Orlando, from Western New York Independent Living, about what is at stake for disability programs if funding is paused — or ends.
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New York State officials are urging state residents to make appointments to get their REAL IDs ahead of the May deadline.
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The Canadian consul general in New York met with state lawmakers Tuesday as a potential trade war looms.
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The letter issued Monday from the state’s top lawyer comes after NYU Langone Health reportedly canceled appointments for gender affirming care to two minors over the weekend and New York’s largest hospital, New York-Presbyterian, removed language about the medical procedures from its website.
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The law, which lets doctors use the name of their medical practices instead of their own when prescribing abortion pills, is the latest addition to shield laws in New York that protect doctors who provide abortion medication to patients in states with strict abortion bans.
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If confirmed, Trump’s nominee for U.N. ambassador would vacate a safe Republican House seat in the North Country.