Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration over Mass Firings of Federal Workers

Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration over Mass Firings of Federal Workers

Federal Agencies Violated the Law by Firing Thousands of Probationary Workers Without Warning  AG James and Coalition of 19 Attorneys General File Lawsuit to Reinstate Fired Workers NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for illegally firing […]

Attorney General James Condemns Trump Administration Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program

Attorney General James Condemns Trump Administration Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program

Editorial credit: Ben Von Klemperer / shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after reports that the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce are impacting the World Trade Center Health Program: “Recklessly cutting the staffing, funding, and resources that ensure 9/11 first responders and survivors get […]

Attorney General James Secures $6 Million Judgment Against Unlicensed Cannabis Store in Brooklyn

Attorney General James Secures $6 Million Judgment Against Unlicensed Cannabis Store in Brooklyn

By Attorney General’s Press Office  Big Chief Smoke Shop in Bay Ridge Fined for Selling Unregulated Cannabis Products and Ignoring Orders to Stop Operating without a License NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a $6 million judgment against the owner of Big Chief Smoke Shop (Big Chief), an unlicensed cannabis store […]

For Immigration Policy Experts and Immigrant New Yorkers, Hochul’s Silence in State of the State Address Was Loud

For Immigration Policy Experts and Immigrant New Yorkers, Hochul’s Silence in State of the State Address Was Loud

By Fisayo Okare, DOCUMENTED | Editorial credit: Ben Von Klemperer / shutterstock.com  In what is likely to be the most consequential year for immigrant New Yorkers in decades, Gov. Kathy Hochul said nothing about protecting immigrant New Yorkers, the state collaborating with or resisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, or anything related to Trump’s […]

RSV, Covid, Flu Cases Are on the Rise in New York

RSV, Covid, Flu Cases Are on the Rise in New York

By Dr. Marisa Donnelly, Healthbeat New York  RSV is on the rise and affecting a lot of young children. The good news is that there are now two keyways to protect babies. This story was originally published by Healthbeat. The respiratory season has continued to pick up in New York and nationally. We now have data […]

Will Gov. Hochul Fight Trump’s Plan for Mass Deportations?

Will Gov. Hochul Fight Trump’s Plan for Mass Deportations?

By Chris Gelardi, THECITY | Photo Courtesy THECITY  Trump is poised to ramp up deportation activity in northern states like New York, which has few statewide policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear: His administration will aggressively pursue “mass deportations.” States may seem powerless in the face of such […]

First Day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Expand Insurance Coverage of Breast Cancer Screening and Imaging

First Day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Expand Insurance Coverage of Breast Cancer Screening and Imaging

By governor.ny.gov | Editorial credit: AYO Production / Shutterstock.com  On the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to expand insurance coverage of breast cancer screening and imaging to include procedures as recommended by nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines for the detection of breast cancer. “Every woman in New […]