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Opinion: New York should not force sick workers into poverty

Thanks to a 40-year-old law, workers who receive temporary disability benefits are limited to $170/week, well under minimum wage.

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Opinion: Building a stronger New York starts with a fairer tax system

If we increase taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers, we can build a state that working-class people can actually afford.

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Editor’s note: Zohran’s Mamdoppelgänger

Being confused for the mayor can happen when you play him on stage.

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Opinion: Permanent supportive housing works. Let’s not undo it.

New York must protect and promote the best evidence-based solution to homelessness despite federal threats.

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Opinion: Why your electric bill is so high – and how the state comptroller can lower it

If we lower the profit margin that utility monopolies are guaranteed to earn, we lower electricity bills.

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Opinion: Don’t let AI chatbots pretend to be doctors and lawyers

If a person falsely claims to be a licensed professional, they can be held liable for providing dangerous advice. The same standard should apply to AI chatbots.

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Opinion: How New York (and Maryland) can make dining out safe

With Washington’s hands tied, we’re advancing legislation to require clear, visible icons for high-sodium and high-added sugar items on chain restaurant menus.

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Opinion: Corporate America needs to come clean about AI’s impact on jobs

Investors need better information to judge whether AI-driven workforce changes reflect thoughtful strategy or short-term cost cutting.

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Publisher’s Note: We’re nominated for a Webby!

Vote for the City & State x Firewall Podcast Episode Featuring Zohran Mamdani

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Opinion: To keep New York safe, Albany must protect victims and witnesses from ICE

Local law enforcement should never enforce civil immigration law or allow victims and witnesses to be turned into targets for ICE.

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Opinion: New York must protect cancer patients’ access to biomarker testing

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Executive Budget would weaken the evidence-based standards in New York’s biomarker testing law, putting patient access at risk.

Budget

Opinion: How we save our Black communities

Savings accounts, community land trusts are ways to keep Black New Yorkers from getting priced out of the city.

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Opinion: To trans New Yorkers, we must say: ‘We see you’

New York must redouble our legislative support for the trans community and expand the Trans Wellness and Equity Fund to $10 million.

New York City

Editor’s note: From Rikers Island to Vacationland

There’s precedent for a New York City jails boss to seek respite up north.

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Opinion: Mamdani needs to give make-up services to students left behind during the pandemic

New York City has fought nonprofit Advocates for Children’s class action lawsuit for years.