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“The fact that this fund has been depleted barely two months after it first opened is a testament to how badly New Yorkers need this lifeline."

Governor Kathy Hochul said Tuesday she would take proactive measures to fight the spread of the Covid delta variant, quickly distribute federal relief funds and immediately strengthen state ethics and sexual harassment regulations.

Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York in a midnight swearing-in ceremony shortly after Andrew Cuomo's resignation took effect.

New York State Team ALBANY – New York lawmakers wrapped up their annual session at the state Capitol on Thursday after passing hundreds of bills that now await Gov. Andrew Cuomos approval. All told, 892 bills were approved by both the Senate and Assembly from January 1 through June 10, including a measure legalizing recreational marijuana and a state budget that hiked taxes on the wealthy. Cuomo has already acted on more than 100 bills approved during the legislative session, but hell take th...

Press release: Senator Ed Rath has introduced legislation, S7086, that would establish a return-to-work bonus and employer relief fund. This would prioritize the hiring and rehiring of those previously receiving unemployment benefits. “Getting New Yorkers back to work is one of my top priorities," Senator Rath said. "Businesses are struggling to find workers as the rate of

Senator Rath says the bill would prioritize the hiring and re-hiring of employees previously receiving unemployment benefits.

“Even though New Jersey has one of the largest shares of immigrants in the country, the state’s investment in its immigrant communities pales in comparison to New York and many other states."

‘Long overdue’ support for undocumented workers, advocates say Members of Sepa Mujer at a rally to gain support for the Excluded Workers Fund. (Courtesy photo) For undocumented workers on the East End, March typically signals an important shift. It is a time when seasonal work across a number of industries — agriculture, landscaping, restaurants, tourism, housekeeping — picks up, and families are able to get back on their feet financially, after the...

State budget includes support for undocumented workers, J&J vaccine paused The daily update is a podcast briefing on what’s happening across the North Fork. ​Get the daily update delivered straight to your inbox each weekday morning by subscribing to our newsletter. Or listen through Apple Podcasts by subscribing to Closer Look. Here are the headlines across the North Fork for Thursday, April 15. THE SUFFOLK TIMES

7 Apr 2021 Illegal aliens are ending their 23-day hunger strike after successfully lobbying New York state Democrats and Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to provide them with billions in taxpayer-funded aid. While more than a million jobs have been lost in New York and an estimated 80,000 New York businesses may not make it to the end of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, Cuomo and state Democrats will provide $2.1 billion in stimulus checks and unemployment-style benefits to nearly 200,000 illegal al...