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When the New York State Wage Board announced that the minimum wage in New York City would be raised to $15 an hour by December 31, 2018, Patrick McGeehan argued in The New York Times that it was a direct consequence of the Fight for $15 protests, and that "the labor protest movement that fast-food workers in New York City began nearly three ...
New York v. Trump is a civil investigation and lawsuit by the office of the New York Attorney General alleging that individuals and business entities within the Trump Organization engaged in financial fraud by presenting vastly disparate property values to potential lenders and tax officials, in violation of New York Executive Law § 63(12).
Patrick Joseph Quinn (born December 16, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015. A Democrat, Quinn began his career as an activist by founding the Coalition for Political Honesty, which used citizen-initiated referendum questions to advocate for political reforms, [1] and later served as a commissioner on the Cook County Board of (Property ...
People v. Trump Court New York Supreme Court Full case name The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump Submitted March 30, 2023 Started April 15, 2024 Decided May 30, 2024 Verdict Guilty on all counts Charge First-degree falsifying business records (34 counts) Citation IND-71543-23 Case history Subsequent action Sentence of unconditional discharge Court membership Judge sitting ...
A rescission bill is a type of bill in the United States that rescinds funding that was previously included in an appropriations bill.Rescission bills proposed by the President of the United States are considered under an expedited process that cannot be filibustered in the Senate, allowing it to pass with 51 votes instead of 60.
A 1971 law took away New York City's ability to regulate rents and gave the power to the state government. [ 32 ] The Omnibus Housing Act of 1983 transferred the responsibilities for rent regulation in New York City from the New York City Conciliation and Appeals Board (CAB) to the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR ...
On January 15, 2013, Cuomo signed into law the first state gun control bill to pass after the December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in neighboring Connecticut. [152] The NY SAFE Act was described as the toughest gun control law in the United States. [ 153 ]
This Pigovian tax, intended to cut down on traffic congestion and pollution, was first proposed in 2007 and included in the 2019 New York State government budget by the New York State Legislature. Tolls are collected electronically and vary depending on the time of day, type of vehicle, and whether a vehicle has an E-ZPass toll transponder.