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The Stonewall Democratic Membership of New York Metropolis — a citywide LGBTQ political membership — endorsed candidates in a number of statewide and congressional major races on Might 1 after internet hosting a candidate discussion board on April 29 at Civic Corridor at Union Sq.. The membership’s two-plus-hour endorsement assembly featured some extra well-known candidates, together with Brad Lander and Daniel Goldman within the race for NY-10, in addition to a number of lesser-known candidates — together with out LGBTQ candidates, reminiscent of Laura Dunn, Nina Schwalbe, and Micah Bergdale, who’re all operating in NY-12.  Endorsements On the morning of…

Council Member Joann Ariola says laws proposing a brand new Workplace of Insurance coverage Accountability would assist to set requirements within the insurance coverage trade and forestall firms from having “free rein to charge whatever they want.” Intro 685, sponsored by Council Speaker Julie Menin, would create a “first-in-the-nation” Workplace of Insurance coverage Accountability that would offer each people and companies with entry to data that will assist them make knowledgeable selections about their insurance coverage protection, advocates stated at a rally on April 29. If the laws is handed, the Workplace of Insurance coverage Accountability would additionally conduct annual research…