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2 weeks ago | 
ctlatinonews.com | Edwin J. Viera
Community groups are coming together to expand voting rights to all Connecticut residents. The Connecticut Right to Vote Campaign says it aims to ensure all lawful permanent residents would be able to vote, as well as encourage them to turn out for local, state and federal elections. The campaign’s centerpiece is HJ 26, a bill that would allow lawful permanent residents to vote. Helen Quinonez, a community organizer with Make the Road Connecticut, said the campaign and bill have widespread support.
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3 weeks ago | 
fingerlakes1.com | Edwin J. Viera
A new survey found New Yorkers widely support public banking. The Community Service Society of New York survey showed more than half of people would support creating a public bank, run as a nonprofit by a local or state government, rather than being owned by private investors. Bills to create a public banking system are being considered by the state Legislature and the New York City Council, but have yet to pass.
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3 weeks ago | 
fingerlakes1.com | Edwin J. Viera
A new tool is helping New Yorkers track wage theft statewide. The Wage Theft Monitor was developed by an investigative watchdog and journalism project called Documented and uses state and federal Department of Labor data from 2012 to 2024 to show businesses withholding wages from their workers.
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1 month ago | 
fingerlakes1.com | Edwin J. Viera
New York has added certain environmental policies to the latest state budget proposals. Lawmakers have included language for a cap-and-invest program to curb greenhouse gas emissions across the state’s economy. It would mean some businesses would have to buy allowances for having higher emissions, which, in theory, would prompt them to invest in more carbon-neutral programs.
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1 month ago | 
fingerlakes1.com | Edwin J. Viera
New York nurses who work for CenterLight Healthcare said they are fighting for a fair union contract. The nurses pointed out they have been working without a contract since last September and negotiations with the company have been contentious. They are looking for higher wages and no reduction of their health care benefits but they stressed management cut off their insurance at the end of last year after the nurses rejected an offer, which they said would have quadrupled their health care costs.
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1 month ago | 
fingerlakesdailynews.com | Edwin J. Viera
A New York bill would allow renters to buy the building they live in. The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act would give tenants the first chance to buy their building if the owner decides to sell it. Renters could then work with community land trusts on the ownership model they want to have. Chelsea Diaz, attorney at the New Economy Project, said it is one way to circumvent private equity companies that have raised rental prices and eroded the state’s affordable housing stock.
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1 month ago | 
fingerlakes1.com | Edwin J. Viera
A New York bill would allow renters to buy the building they live in. The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act would give tenants the first chance to buy their building if the owner decides to sell it. Renters could then work with community land trusts on the ownership model they want to have. Chelsea Diaz, attorney at the New Economy Project, said it is one way to circumvent private equity companies that have raised rental prices and eroded the state’s affordable housing stock.
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1 month ago | 
fingerlakes1.com | Edwin J. Viera
New York’s largest solar energy generating facility is online and operational. The Morris Ridge Solar project is a 177-megawatt solar field, generating enough electricity to power 47,000 homes. It is the first grid-scale project in service and contributing to New York’s clean energy goals. The project is expected to generate $1 million in new revenue for the town of Mount Morris in its first year.
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1 month ago | 
thefulcrum.us | Edwin J. Viera
A New York bill would require schools to teach about the Jan. 6 insurrection. The bill calls for all K-12 students to be taught about the event, with the state determining how best to incorporate the events into history classes. Since 2021, public opinion on the U.S. Capitol attack has dulled because President Donald Trump and his supporters have downplayed it since thenAsm. Charles Lavine, D-Glen Cove, the bill's sponsor, said it is important not to whitewash the facts.
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1 month ago | 
publicnewsservice.org | Edwin J. Viera
Grupos comunitarios se unen para ampliar el derecho al voto para todos los residentes de Connecticut. La Campaña Connecticut Right to Vote Campaign afirma que su objetivo es garantizar que todos los residentes permanentes legales puedan votar, así como animarlos a participar en las elecciones locales, estatales y federales. El eje central de esta campaña es el proyecto de ley HJ 26, que permitiría votar a los residentes permanentes legales.
