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As States Target Trans Kids, NY Lawmakers Vote to Let Homeless Teens Make Their Own Health Decisions ([link removed])
The legislation empowers children under age 18 who are classified as “runaway or homeless youth,” or RHY, to give consent for medical, dental, health and hospital services, and comes amid a wave of legislation targeting trans kids elsewhere in the nation.
With New York’s Hectic Petitioning Season in Overdrive, is There a Better Way to Get on the Ballot? ([link removed])
New York’s procedure for candidates to get their names on the election ballot is one of the more onerous in the country, critics say. Candidates told City Limits that while they enjoyed hitting the streets to speak with voters, they described the petitioning process as “archaic,” “exhausting,” “grueling” and a “burden.”
New York’s Legislative Session Ends. Here’s What Passed & What Didn’t ([link removed])
421a, mayoral control, public renewables. What exactly did state lawmakers do before starting their nearly seven-month break? Here’s a rundown.
City Limits’ Reporting on Homelessness Wins Journalism Honor ([link removed])
Reporter David Brand’s story on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on homeless New Yorkers with health needs earned the Merit Award for Feature News Reporting from the Silurian Press Club, part of the storied organization’s annual Excellence in Journalism Awards.
After a Year of Missed Opportunity, New York Revises Sputtering Hotel-to-Housing Plan ([link removed])
A year after the state passed a law funding the conversion of hotels to affordable housing, not a single one has happened. The experience of the Paramount Hotel on West 46th Street illustrates why.
Council Considers Faster Timeline to Phase Out Polluting Heating Oil in NYC Buildings ([link removed])
The transition off of the more-polluting heating oil No. 4 was supposed to happen for most city buildings, with some exceptions, by 2030. Lawmakers want to move that timeline up by 5 years, citing the urgency of climate change.
After Tough Time for Art in City Schools, Advocates Seek More Funding ([link removed])
After two pandemic years that wrought havoc on all education but particularly on arts classes, advocates and educators have mounted a drive to win more—and more permanent—funding for visual art, music, dance and theater in the city’s public schools.
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Opinions and Analysis on Policy and Politics
Opinion: Increased Police Presence in Schools Will Only Help Strengthen the School-to-Prison Pipeline ([link removed])
"Though society is scared and grieving, we cannot allow the knee jerk reaction to the devastating mass shooting in Uvalde to ignore the systemic, policy, and evidence-based realities and root causes of gun violence." | Amanda Fialk
Opinion: After Decades Of Rules Benefiting NYC’s Corporate Elites, Let’s Put Public Back In Public Policy ([link removed])
"Even in this wealthiest of American cities, fiscal austerity is too often the implicit mantra, as core government services remain starvation diets while wealthy institutions fatten themselves. That works well for the very well-off, and not so well for the rest of us." | Harvey Robins
Opinion: Undocumented Youth Deserve Access to Summer Youth Employment ([link removed])
"Ultimately it further stratifies our city, which is already full of haves and have-nots, and leaves a generation of young folks without the necessary conduit to refine their workforce development skills." | Jason Autar
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