>>“FOIL is the only thing we have to see what our elected officials are doing,” Aron said. “Do you want your government to have checks and balances? Do you want them to have to answer for things?”<<
so #Trump never paid Pecker back the $150,000 his company paid to McDougal? Trump actually stiffed the guy who conspired to hide his dirty laundry so he could become President?!?!
OMFG Trump didn't pay the man who kept notes of their criminal conspiracy to subvert the 2016 elections.
«The ERA (S.108-A Kreuger/A.1283 Seawright) would prohibit discrimination by the government based on a person’s ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, and sex — including their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes. .... – an essential clarification given the national trend of criminalizing people for various pregnancy outcomes, as well as the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.» https://www.nyclu.org/en/press-releases/equal-rights-amendment-advances-new-york-voters-november-2024
As of Jan 2024, NY now allows mail-in early ballots without any excuse. This was signed into the budget bill by the Governor last year. It's permanent - not tied to any emergency covid things or anything.
If you're planning to vote by mail (recommended, as always), the deadline to request a ballot for the upcoming primary is rapidly approaching (Mar 23rd). #Vote#VoteNY#VoteByMail#NYS#NYC
I'm proud to support NYS Focus, a scrappy publication covering New York state politics. It fills a big gap in my knowledge. NYT and other "local" media really don't cover Albany. Here's the sort of thing I'm enjoying:
"Under draft rules reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, New York will require general hospitals to develop and test incident response plans, assess their cybersecurity risks and install security technologies such as multifactor authentication. Hospitals must also develop secure software design practices for in-house applications, and processes for testing the security of software from vendors."
"To assist hospitals with implementing the new cyber rules, the state will provide grants from a pool of $500 million. Once the rules are finalized following the comment period, hospitals will have one year to comply."
The New York State Department of Labor is partnering with online training provider Coursera for free access to unemployed New Yorkers.
"Online Learning with Coursera is fully funded by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor as part of an award totaling $12,000,000 with 0 percent financed from state and/or non-governmental sources."