GOP Congress Members Seek to Kill Congestion Pricing + NYC BOE Director Under Investigation
No. 409 | Monday, January 13, 2025
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Local News
A delegation of New York Republican Congressmembers met with Trump and appeared to ask him to commit to killing the new congestion pricing program once he takes office later this month. It is still unclear what methods Trump can use to kill the program.
An investigation of New York State prison records revealed that 269 deaths of inmates since 2000 were not publicly reported or were redacted.
Governor Hochul announced plans to dramatically expand the state’s child tax credit program.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie suggested that raising revenue was on the table for the 2025 legislative session.
A strike by doctor’s at NYC public hospitals appears to be less likely for the time being after Doctor’s Council SEIU made some progress in contract negotiations with a mediator.
The Adams administration plans to close a migrant shelter in Clinton Hill, one of 46 they intend to close by this June, as the number of new migrant arrivals in NYC have dropped dramatically since the Biden administration implemented stricter asylum controls last year.
Election News
The executive director of the NYC Board of Elections was investigated for sexually harassing his employees, but has so far refused to accept the Department of Investigation’s recommendation that he resign.
State Senator Jessica Ramos (District 13, Central Queens) is proposing a significant expansion of the city’s Summer Youth Employment Program as part of her 2025 mayoral campaign platform.
City & State released a summary of all announced candidates for mayor so far.
An op-ed by City & State’s publisher Tom Allon suggested that Zohran Mamdani was standing out as the top progressive in the Democratic primary for mayor so far.
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