Mike Sacks
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NYS lawmakers hear testimony on ranked choice voting
City lawmakers testified before state lawmakers about the rollout of ranked choice voting. → Read More
Controversy over bail reform in NY continues
It's been more than a year and a half since New York instituted sweeping bail reform, and even with a revision to the law rolling back some of its provisions several months later, the debate over the reform's impact on New York City has only grown more intense. → Read More
Renewed calls for reform at NYC Board of Elections after fake vote snafu
Calls for reform at the New York City Board of Elections are being renewed after Tuesday's vote-count snafu. → Read More
US acknowledges yet another video as Pentagon prepares first-of-its-kind report on UFOs
The Pentagon is expected to submit a first-of-its-kind report on UFOs to the United States Senate by June 25. → Read More
Progressive NYC candidates target Andrew Yang
Progressives running for New York City mayor are attacking Democratic front-runner Andrew Yang. → Read More
Reporter accuses Cuomo, Albany lawmakers of making her 'uncomfortable'
A reporter has come forward saying Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other men in Albany made her feel uncomfortable. → Read More
How the pandemic relief bill could dramatically cut child poverty
The American Rescue Plan legislation would expand the child tax credit, allowing more families to receive cash payments. → Read More
Legal issues around coronavirus vaccine mandates
If states don't require COVID vaccines, could a Trump or Biden administration enforce a national vaccination law? → Read More
Fauci: White House aides' efforts to discredit him 'bizarre,' 'nonsense'
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, called the efforts by members of the White House staff to discredit him "bizarre" and "nonsense." → Read More
What you need to know about voting in New York's June 23 primaries
New York absentee ballot applications must be postmarked by June 16 or submitted in person by June 22. → Read More
New Yorkers seeking unemployment benefits deal with long waits and confusion
Confusion of unemployment benefits States are scrambling to keep up with an unprecedented number of unemployment claims, including previously ineligible workers like independent contractors and the self-employed who can now apply for the new, federally-authorized Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, also known as PUA. NEW YORK - On the day the U.S. Department of Labor revealed another 5.2 million… → Read More
Trump administration puts tough new asylum rule into effect
A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the Mexican border to seek refuge in the U.S. as the Trump administration began enforcing radical new restrictions Thursday on who qualifies for asylum. → Read More
OxyContin maker negotiating settlement worth a reported $12B
Purdue Pharma would devote its profits to cleaning up the devastation wrought by opioids, and the controlling Sackler family would be out, under a $10 billion to $12 billion nationwide settlement taking shape at the negotiating table, according to published reports Wednesday. → Read More
Inquiry into Epstein's death, time in prison continues
Two days after New York City’s Chief Medical Examiner determined that Jeffrey Epstein hung himself in his federal jail cell in Lower Manhattan, new details are coming out about the multimillionaire sex offender’s tie as a part-time state prisoner in Florida over a decade ago. → Read More
Queens district attorney primary recount proceedings underway
New York City Board of Elections workers on Tuesday began sorting ballots to prepare for the manual recount in the Democratic primary for Queens County district attorney. → Read More
New state bans push abortion to the forefront of 2020 campaigns
A new law in Alabama bans abortion from conception, except when necessary to prevent a serious health risk to the mother. and even then, access to the procedure would be hard to come by. → Read More
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen reports to prison
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, made an 80-mile journey from his Manhattan apartment to a federal prison in Otisville on Monday. → Read More
Facebook, Google testify to Congress about curbing violent content
Representatives from Facebook and Google testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to detail what they are doing to combat hate on their platforms. → Read More
Facebook, Google testify to Congress about curbing violent content
Representatives from Facebook and Google testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to detail what they are doing to combat hate on their platforms. → Read More
Homeland Security Department leadership shakeup underway
Heads at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are rolling in an effort to put in power those comfortable pursuing even more aggressive immigration policies. → Read More