Council Passes Bills to Help Tenants Displaced by Disasters or Emergencies

On June 14, 2025, the City Council passed multiple bills and two resolutions to support tenants displaced from their homes by emergencies like fires or natural disasters, referred to as the “Back Home Act.” After these disasters, residents are often left with little to no belongings, and often struggle to get reestablished in a new home. Displacement from a home can also mean displacement from a community, school, and other local connections. 



NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 07/14/25

This week- Voting Rights Act Litigation in Mt. Pleasant and Newburgh Cases, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events

LITIGATION

Orange County: Clarke et al. v. Newburgh

On July 7th, the Town of Newburgh and Newburgh filed a brief with the New York Court of Appeals. The brief argued that the vote-dilution provisions of the New York Voting Rights Act (NYVRA) violate the Equal Protection Clauses of the U.S. Constitution and the New York Constitution.

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Congressman Goldman Outlines Solutions to Lack of Public Trust in Government

By Ili Pecullan

According to Congressman Dan Goldman, a second-term Democrat representing New York’s 10th Congressional District, the fundamental principles of American democracy are being tested like never before. But even as he identifies abuses of power by President Donald Trump and the self-inflicted fraying of checks and balances thanks to decisions by Republicans who have the majority in both houses of Congress and decisions by the conservative-led Supreme Court, Goldman also sees bipartisan problems <Read More>


NY Elections, Census and Redistricting Update 07/07/25

This week- U.S. Senate Bill Limits Congressional Reapportionment Base to Citizens, N.Y.C. Charter Revision Election Recommendations, Dropping Out of an Election, Around the Nation, Upcoming Events

CENSUS

U.S. Senate Bill Limits Apportionment to Citizens Only

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), joined by 17 Republican colleagues, reintroduced the Equal Representation Act legislation to ensure that only legal citizens are factored into the count for Congressional district reapportionment and the Electoral College map that determines presidential … <Read More>