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Rep. Ritchie Torres pushes Hochul to crack down on illegal vapes from China: ‘Direct threat to public health’
Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to ramp up New York enforcement against illegal-flavored cigs or vapes coming from China that end up ...
Ritchie Torres puts Hochul, MTA on blast in pitch to overhaul ‘hellhole’ Penn Station
To say Penn Station has seen better days is an understatement, and Rep. Ritchie Torres is sick of it. The firebrand New York congressman sent a sharply worded letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul this week, ...
NY Dem reps band together to urge Albany to reform state’s ‘pro-criminal’ evidence laws
This rigid standard has resulted in thousands of dismissals of criminal cases each year, including serious cases, often with ...
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NY lawmakers pass budget extender as negotiations for key Hochul proposals remain at a ‘standstill’
Albany lawmakers passed a stopgap funding bill Tuesday as negotiations over Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $252 billion budget plan remained at a standstill. The governor and state legislators were once ...
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Talks for NY's $252 billion budget proposal at standstill over pretrial discovery
Lawmakers are likely to blow past the April 1 deadline, in part because they're split on Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to ...