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Agenda 2019

Agenda 2019

  • With Full Democratic Control, Sponsors of New York Single-Payer Health Care Hopeful About 2019

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    Gov. Cuomo (photo: Kevin Coughlin/Governor's Office)


    This is part of AGENDA 2019, a joint Gotham Gazette-City Limits project
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    Though Governor Andrew Cuomo has not expressed support for instituting a single-payer health care system in New York, his fellow Democrats campaigned on the issue as they flipped control of the state Senate, landing all of state government into Democratic hands and providing a significant boost of optimism

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  • More Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers Were Able to Vote This Year, But Barriers Remain

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    Lymus Rivera and family (photo: Beatrix Lockwood)


    This is part of AGENDA 2019, a joint Gotham Gazette-City Limits project
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    Advocates say misinformation and lack of education can suppress votes

    Lymus Rivera brought his whole family to the polls on Election Day. His wife and daughter were there, and his son even brought his grandson along. They took pictures and stood proudly alongside him

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  • The Right to Know is Law – Will the NYPD Abide by It?

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    (photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office)


    This is part of AGENDA 2019, a joint Gotham Gazette-City Limits project
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    New York City recently took an important step toward police reform. The long-anticipated Right To Know Act has officially gone into effect, with important provisions dictating police-civilian encounters. The Act includes critical laws that will help end unconstitutional searches and require that police officers both identify themselves

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  • Cuomo's Third Term Agenda Takes Shape

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    Gov. Cuomo (photo: Mike Groll/The Governor's Office)


    This is part of AGENDA 2019, a joint Gotham Gazette-City Limits project
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    Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, was comfortably reelected to a third term on November 6, priding himself on having won a strong mandate from voters to carry out his agenda. But that agenda was far from clear during the campaign as Cuomo declined to articulate a cogent vision for the next four years

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  • Agenda 2019

    Agenda 2019 


    With the dust not yet settled after the 2018 elections, it is time to start looking ahead to next year. In AGENDA 2019, Gotham Gazette and City Limits are partnering to preview the key issues at hand for 2019 in New York City and State politics. Over the course of eight weeks, we will provide in-depth reporting and analysis on essential political and policy issues driving the agenda in what promises to be an intense and important year in New York, from newfound governmental power and always-interesting city-state dynamics, from saving the subways to criminal justice

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