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New York may be inching closer to implementing a statewide plastic bag ban.

NJ Politics Digest: Get Ready To Surrender Your Plastic Grocery Bags

Will New Yorkers Have to Start Bringing Their Own Straws to Restaurants and Bars?

By Madina Toure
New York may be inching closer to implementing a statewide plastic bag ban. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Here’s How a Proposed Plastic Bag Ban Would Affect New York City Residents

By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito say they'll work together on legionella regulations. (Photo: Mark Lennihan-Pool/Getty Images)

New York City Council Exploring ‘Legal Options’ After Andrew Cuomo Kills Bag Fee

By Madina Toure
Councilwoman Margaret Chin, left, rallies with Councilman Mark Levine, Councilman Brad Lander, Councilman Corey Johnson and environmental activists.

NYC Council Members Trash Cuomo for Strangling Their Five-Cent Plastic Bag Fee

By Will Bredderman
Councilman Brad Lander and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

City Council Sounds Defiant While Bending to Pressure From Albany on Bag Fees

By Will Bredderman
Plastic bags.

Council Passes ‘Stupid Bill’ Imposing Five Cent Fee on Bags

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

Controversial Plastic Bag Bill Sparks Tension at Brooklyn Town Hall

By Janaki Chadha
Plastic bags.

Leading Reverend Wants Speaker to Sack Plastic Bag Fee

By Ross Barkan
Councilman Brad Lander, center, speaks alongside Councilman Peter Koo, left, Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal and Councilman Antonio Reynoso (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).

‘Bag Fees By Earth Day’: Advocates Rally for Sack Surcharge

By Will Bredderman
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