If New Yorkers think the for-profit insurance companies, lobbyists, and even some labor unions are planning on loosening their grip on the status quo, they are about to be disappointed-again.
Buckling to special interest pressure, New York lawmakers allowed the legislative session to conclude Thursday without an up-or-down vote.
The big deal about marijuana legalization is not in ability to toke up. It’s about chipping away at the decades-long failed drug war.
Responding to pressure from environmental groups, New York has become the first state to divest its massive public pension fund from fossil fuel companies.
Trump completed a “declaration of domicile” document, changing his primary residence from Manhattan to his Mar-a-Lago Florida residence.
Maybe it’s his tax scam making it too expensive to live in the state he lost (miserably) in 2016.
Or maybe it’s because New York is zeroing in on his coveted tax returns.
Uh-oh.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issues administrative warrants. Contrary to assumption, they do not give ICE agents authority to apprehend suspected offenders.
A judicial warrant does, though.
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