Conn. Effort To Boost Minimum Wage To $10.10 An Hour Clears Hurdle
The bill now moves to the Senate, where a vote is tentatively planned Wednesday. It's possible the House could take up the bill if the Senate approves it.
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The bill now moves to the Senate, where a vote is tentatively planned Wednesday. It's possible the House could take up the bill if the Senate approves it.
Those who fail to sign up for health insurance by next Monday will not be able to enroll until next year and will have to pay a penalty on their taxes.
New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders negotiated over property tax relief, charter schools and prekindergarten funding Monday – with a budget deadline looming in a week.
More than 100 New York City public housing buildings damaged by superstorm Sandy will be getting new, federally funded boilers, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sen. Charles Schumer announced Sunday.
Just weeks after moving to prevent their expansion, Mayor Bill de Blasio has offered an olive branch to the charter school movement.
Playing before a crowd that included reporters and dignitaries in the ballroom of the Manhattan Midtown Hilton, the Democrat delivered a solid comedic performance by mocking his own tendency to be late and his goofy habit of making fun of himself.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito have told a conference of state lawmakers they are backing a bill to open state financial aid to students in the country illegally.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spoke his mind this week as he answered a question from a 3-year-old boy at a Hunterdon County town hall meeting, saying he was "ready to get rid of this damn snow."
A human trafficking survivor joined U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) Saturday to advocate for a bill that would send the IRS after pimps and traffickers for tax evasion, and provide aid and protection to survivors.
A lawmaker from Union County, N.J., is expected to introduce legislation next week that would legalize and tax marijuana.
Some Connecticut lawmakers have expressed doubts about giving a woman mauled by a chimpanzee in 2009 the right to sue the state for $150 million.
In his short tenure in office Bill de Blasio has earned a new title, "Johnny come lately," for his frequent tardiness at public events. Experts say if he doesn't start setting his alarm clock it could affect his reputation.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is being pressured by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to settle his fight with charter school operators. According to sources, if he doesn't the governor is threatening to settle the issue himself.
Fines will go down overall, but the city will maintain the letter grading system implemented by former mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2010.
Stringer said that under the contract, the city Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication would have outsourced the selection and oversight of all information technology contracts to Computer Aid.
