State Budget Agreement Near + Ardila Working With Monserrate
No. 370 | Monday, April 15, 2024
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Local News
The details of a potential budget agreement, at least two weeks late, were coming into focus by the weekend: Some provisions appeared to include no tax increases on the rich, migrant support services, unlicensed cannabis enforcement, expansions to hate crime legislation, and no action on mayoral control.
The State Legislature and Governor were negotiating a potential housing compromise in the 2024 state budget that would include a watered down version of Good Cause eviction and some rollbacks on tenant protections enacted in the 2019 rent laws.
A growing number of progressive legislators have said they would reject a budget that includes a housing compromise that rolls back renter protections passed in 2019.
With the situation in Gaza escalating into a potential regional war, few New York electeds have called for a permanent ceasefire.
The City is scaling back its relationship with DocGo, the scandal-plagued contractor it hired to provide medical care for migrants.
The City Council is considering measures to restore tax lien sales, which have been paused since 2021, amid concerns by property owners.
A federal judge dismissed a preemptive lawsuit by the Nassau County Executive, which was meant to preserve his executive order banning trans women from participating in sports in county facilities.
The Council approved a bill meant to make it easier for employees to pursue harassment or discrimination claims.
New York City Council staffers voted to approve their first everunion contract.
Election News
Assembly Member Juan Ardila (Assembly District 37, Western Queens) appears to be coordinating with disgraced former legislator Hiram Monserrate in their twin attempts to win Queens Assembly primaries this June despite histories of reported sexual misconduct.
Left-wing Assembly candidates Claire Valdez (District 37, Western Queens), Jonathan Soto (District 82, East Bronx), and Claire Cousin (District 106, Hudson Valley) penned an op-ed demanding that the state budget includes taxes on the rich, tenant protections, and investment in education.
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