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Putting the wild back into ‘forever wild’
May 20, 2021 - A return of cougars and wolves to the Adirondacks? That's just part of the vision
A better online ticket shopping experience? It’s up to state lawmakers
May 20, 2021 - With New York's laws governing ticket sales set to expire this summer, Consumer Report's Chuck Bell
Creating opportunities for student athletes with disabilities
May 20, 2021 - Special Olympics New York President Stacey Hengsterman discusses state funding for an initiative creating athletics
Creating an economy that works for all New Yorkers
May 19, 2021 - New Economy Project founder and co-director Sarah Ludwig highlights a new law protecting stimulus checks
Finding out the true cost of child care, and paying it
Assemblymember Sarah Clark is trying to get the Cuomo administration to acknowledge the true cost of providing child care, so the state can begin to pay providers what they're owed.
Legislative push to add Diwali to school holiday calendar in NYC
May 19, 2021 - Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, a Queens Democrat, is pushing legislation that would make one day during
Senate labor leader eyes 2022 for major workforce reforms
May 19, 2021 - State Senate Labor Committee Chair Jessica Ramos, a Queens Democrat, talks about the implementation of
Democratic lawmakers try to empower victims of wage theft
May 18, 2021 - Senate Labor Committee Chair Jessica Ramos, a Queens Democrat, discusses her bills making it easier
Post pandemic, New York pharmacies eye expansion of immunization responsibilities
May 18, 2021 - Assemblyman John McDonald, a Capital Region Democrat and pharmacist, explains legislation that would let pharmacies
