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VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT THROUGH THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org /Steven Gray, steven@vocal-ny.org, 917-774-5907 VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT THROUGH THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE  The Safer Consumption Services Act Would Authorize Overdose Prevention Centers Across New York State More Than 17 New Yorkers Die a Day From a Preventable Overdose Statewide NEW YORK — Today, in response to […]

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Shame on Gov. Hochul: Final State Budget Fails Marginalized New Yorkers Across the Board; All Eyes on Legislature to Take Lead

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  SHAME ON GOV. HOCHUL: FINAL STATE BUDGET FAILS MARGINALIZED NEW YORKERS ACROSS THE BOARD; ALL EYES ON LEGISLATURE TO TAKE LEAD Governor Hochul Stripped the Rights And Safety of Marginalized Communities — No Different Than GOP-Held States Across the Country NEW YORK — Last night, lawmakers voted to pass a final New York State

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Gov. Hochul’s Political Maneuvering Will Cost New Yorkers Their Livelihoods, Homes, and Well-Being

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org GOV. HOCHUL’S POLITICAL MANEUVERING WILL COST NEW YORKERS THEIR LIVELIHOODS, HOMES, AND WELL-BEING  Heading Into Negotiations, New York Faced Housing and Preventable Overdose Crises — All Which Remain Unchanged Thanks to Governor Hochul’s Negligence NEW YORK — In response to Governor Hochul’s Thursday night press conference announcing a “conceptual agreement” on

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THE BUFFALO NEWS: ANOTHER VOICE: HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTERS SAVE LIVES

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For the majority of my life, from Buffalo to Brooklyn, I’ve been walking over dead bodies. Every day, 17 New Yorkers are lost to the same crisis: preventable overdose. Each person we lose has their own story, their own loved ones and their own past. But until New York State takes action to combat these

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As Assembly Passes Wrongful Convictions Bill, Advocates and Exonerees Rally in Albany to Demand Action in Senate

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Contact: Mitch Schwartz, (914) 330-1026 As Assembly Passes Wrongful Convictions Bill, Advocates and Exonerees Rally in Albany to Demand Action in Senate Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act gives wrongfully-convicted New Yorkers the chance to prove their innocence ALBANY–Exonerees, advocates, and elected officials, energized by the Assembly’s passage of the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act (S.215 / A.278)

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news 12 the bronx: former inmates and lawmakers hold bail reform rally:

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Lezandre Kahadu was at the protest and says her son died in jail and she’s still seeking justice. She says Hochul’s planned pushback would be a “smack in her face.” “She’s putting more parents in the boat I’m in,” Kahadu says. “You keep putting these people in a place where people are dying.” Some groups

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VOCAL-NY Celebrates Progressive Victory in Chicago Mayoral Run-Off

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY CELEBRATES PROGRESSIVE VICTORY IN CHICAGO MAYORAL RUN-OFF New York State Leadership is on Notice: Voters Want Progress, and We Won’t Settle for the Status Quo or Punitive Crime Policies of Decades Past NEW YORK — In response to Progressive Brandon Johnson being elected as Chicago’s next mayor, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable to

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AMSTERDAM NEWS: CHALLENGING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS ACT TAKES NEXT STEP AFTER PASSING IN THE STATE ASSEMBLY:

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VOCAL-NY community leader Roger Clark says the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act would help him clear his name.  “If it becomes law today, it will simply open up the door for me to get back into court [to] have a hearing, get discovery and—after my lawyers look through everything—have a long conversation about what’s the best

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DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE: ‘the private market is failing.’ Elected officials, supporters rally for good cause:

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“Every single day, I have constituents who are emailing me, calling me, texting me in desperation because they’re losing their homes,” Barnhart said. “They did nothing wrong. They’re just told they have to move. Sometimes because they complained about the conditions. … People with lower incomes, people with financial hardships are not there because they

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