Judge Strikes Abortion Referendum From November Ballot
New York’s Equal Rights Amendment would enshrine the right to abortion in the state. A judge threw it off the ballot for the fall, but an appeal is expected.
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“More than a dozen constitutional amendments have proceeded in this exact manner in the last 50 years — and all made it on the ballot.”
Update: This story was updated with a statement by Governor Kathy Hochul.
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The recently formed Solidarity PAC has mobilized big finance and real estate to target socialists and the Working Families Party.
While New York City’s public campaign finance system endures scandals, the state won’t audit the majority of campaigns.
Backing primary opponents to progressive Democrats, the new Solidarity PAC resembles a state-level analog to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Before Kathy Hochul paused it, the tolling program lost the little labor support it had when the Transport Workers Union withdrew its backing this spring.
More counties are turning to private corporations to run medical care in jails. The companies have deadly track records.
Rebecca Lamorte was let go by her employer in June, prompting the Assembly Speaker to place an upset call to her boss.