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June 14, 2021
A legislative year like no other came to an end last week at the state Capitol in Albany.
SESSION WRAPS UP
Lawmakers in Albany closed the book on 2021, ending the legislative session with a flurry of bills getting passed, from larger agenda items to the mundane things like street renamings. The final days were somewhat chaotic Tuesday, June 8,
as deals fell through at the last minute. Namely, lawmakers said they reached a deal to pass the Clean Slate Act, which would automatically seal the criminal records of many people. After discovering a technical mistake that required fixing, lawmakers initially
seemed to reach a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to pass the updated version with a message of necessity along with a bill of his to split the MTA leadership that had already been tabled. But the session ended without either getting approved. Other big ticket items that failed to pass both houses included the Adult Survivors Act, which would suspend the statute of limitations to give sexual abuse victims a chance to file civil lawsuits, a slate of sexual harassment and assault reforms, and several parole reform bills. One parole reform bill did make it through: The Less is More Act would reduce the use of incarceration as punishment for technical violations. The Legislature also passed measures to increase early voting locations, speed up absentee ballot counting, create a lockbox for opioid settlement funding to be used for addiction treatment and legislation that would allow people to sue gun manufacturers. The state Senate also voted to
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City Law Dept. is latest agency hit by hackers
Hackers have struck a city agency again — less than a week after it was revealed that the MTA was breached.
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Another week, another hack of one of New York’s essential agencies. Following news that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had been breached earlier this year, the Daily News reported that the New York City Law Department was targeted by a cyberattack that shut down its entire computer system. We can’t say for certain how the hackers got in, but we’re pretty sure running agency computers on Windows 7 didn’t help.
“It’s dead as a doornail.” – state Sen. Diane Savino, on legislation she introduced on behalf of Cuomo to split the positions of MTA CEO and chair into two roles, before the bill was revived and then killed again, via Politico New York
“If we don’t come together as a movement, we will get a New York City built by and for billionaires, and we need a city for and by working people.” – Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez, on why she endorsed Maya Wiley for mayor, via the New York Times
approve many appointees from Cuomo, including his two picks for the Court of Appeals. That included former Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, who faced opposition from a number of Democrats and got approved in a surprisingly close vote.
NYC MAYORAL CANDIDATES MAKE THEIR CASE BEFORE EARLY VOTING
In the final debate before the start of early voting on June 12, candidates for mayor of New York City faced off to make their case to the voters. Eric Adams – a frontrunner in the race who initially indicated he would skip the debate – bore the brunt of attacks, still reeling from reporting calling into question where he lived. Overall, the debate was notably more civil than the chaotic previous debate with policy taking a center stage. After getting major endorsements from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and city Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Maya Wiley continued to attempt to cement herself as the candidate for progressives after the implosion of Dianne Morales’ campaign amid staff problems, and sexual misconduct allegations surrounding city Comptroller Scott Stringer. Andrew Yang touted his relationship
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