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Construction workers standing on the roof of a building site

Hochul Passes Carlos’s Law, Raising Criminal Fines for Construction Deaths

Governor Kathy Hochul passed Carlos's Law, increasing criminal penalties for construction companies responsible for the death or injury of workers.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
The employee cafeteria of Facebook.

No More Free Lunch! San Francisco Looks to Ban Tech Companies’ Employee Cafes

When Twitter and Uber offer free lunches, restaurants nearby are left empty.
By Sissi Cao
marijuana

NJ Politics Digest: Pot Legalization Efforts Could Be Facing High Odds

If the state Senate were to vote today on whether New Jersey should legalize marijuana for recreational use, the bill would fail.
By Steve Cronin
Deanna Wambach, lead clinician at Planned Parenthood talks in one of the clinic rooms at Planned Parenthood Central Phoenix Health Center in Phoenix, Arizona on February 2, 2017. / AFP / Laura Segall

NJ Assembly Committee Advances Family Planning Funding Measures

By Steve Cronin
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to a meeting in the U.S. Capitol July 25, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Why State-Level Single-Payer Health Care Efforts Are Doomed

By Simon Haeder
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a budget deal with Council members.

Low Turnout at Council Domestic Violence Vote Sparks Debate Over What Full-Time Means

By Madina Toure
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 03: The view from the 63rd floor of One World Trade Center, which opens for business today, is seen on November 3, 2014 in New York City. The skyscraper is 104 stories tall and cost $3.9 billion; it opens more than 13 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, destroyed the original World Trade Center buildings. Officials say the building is currently at 60% occupancy, with Conde Nast as one of the first major tenants to move in. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Making a Tale of Two Cities Come True

By The Editors
Anyone who backed Asylum Playing Cards on Kickstarter will be paid back for unfulfilled orders. (Photo: Facebook)

Fraudulent Crowdfunding Campaign Sets Precedent

By Stephanie Grella
THOMSON, IL - NOVEMBER 15: A guard tower and prison yard remains empty at the Thomson Correctional Center on November 15, 2009 in Thomson, Illinois. The closed prison facility is being considered by the Department of Defense to house suspects from the closing U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison. (Photo by David Greedy/Getty Images)

We Support the President on Prison Reform

By The Editors
Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (C), a Democrat from California, speaks to reporters about the committee's report on CIA interrogations at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, December 9, 2014. The CIA's interrogation of Al-Qaeda suspects was far more brutal than acknowledged and did not produce useful intelligence, a damning and long-delayed US Senate report said Tuesday. The Central Intelligence Agency also misled the White House and Congress with inaccurate claims about the program's usefulness in thwarting attacks, the Senate Intelligence Committee said. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Leaked Legislation Fails to End Bulk Data Collection

By Brady Dale
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. (Photo Slaven Vlasic/Getty)

Manhattan’s Borough President Still Pushing Bills

By Jill Colvin
Public Advocate Letitia James. (Photo: Official NYC Council/William Alatriste.)

Tish James Renews Public Advocate’s Legislative Role

By Jill Colvin
Mayor Bill de Blasio.

De Blasio Moves to Expand Living Wage With Executive Order

By Jill Colvin
(screengrab tv.esquire.com)

Councilman Levin Moves to Regulate Youth Football

By Colin Campbell
The leading candidates.

Speaker Hopefuls Have Mixed Legislative Track Records

By Jill Colvin
Joe Borelli. (Photo: Facebook)

Assemblyman to Introduce Bill to Close Unpaid Intern Harassment Loophole

By Colin Campbell
(Observer Illustration)

Albany Lawmakers Announce ‘Revenge Porn’ Legislation

By Colin Campbell
Some plastic bags in a supermarket. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Lawmakers Propose Mandatory Fee for Plastic Bags in New York City

By Jill Colvin and Gideon Resnick
Some especially cute cigarette lighters. (Photo: Getty)

State Legislature Moves to Ban Novelty Lighters

By Gideon Resnick
(Getty)

Pretty Interesting: Legislators Rally for Catwalk Kiddies

By Rebecca Hiscott
A counterfeit Tory Burch bagged seized by NYPD, featuring the brand's oft-mimicked logo. (NYPD)

‘It’s Truly a Plague’: Tory Burch Files FOUR Lawsuits to Curb Counterfeiting

By Elaina Plott
Former New Jersey Governor Richard Codey today at City Hall. (Photo: Jill Colvin)

New Jersey Lawmakers Announce Smoking Age-Boosting Bill in New York

By Jill Colvin
Christine Quinn (Photo: Getty Images).

The Unmighty Quinn: City Council Members Sense New Opportunities in Mayoral Politics

By Colin Campbell and Jill Colvin
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Council Members Planning to Bypass Quinn on Multiple Bills, Sources Say

By Jill Colvin
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