Category: Municipal Government

December 24, 2014 By Mayor Bill de Blasio New York, NY – We mourn the murder of New York City Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu — heroes who

December 24, 2014 By Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal New York, NY – The brave women and men of the New York City Police Department risk their lives every day to

December 22, 2014 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Two years ago, while evacuating more than 50 psychiatric inmates from the top floor of Bellevue Hospital in the aftermath of Hurricane

December 22, 2014 By Stephanie West Boston, Massachusetts – After nearly 6 months of negotiating, New England Joint Board members of UNITE HERE at Southwick Clothing in Haverhill, north of

December 19, 2014 Oren M. Levin-Waldman Political scientist Harold Laswell famously defined politics as "who gets what when and how." This definition was intended to capture the connection between politics

December 16, 2014 By Steve Wishnia Simply exploiting fear can discourage workers from speaking out. “You only have to call ICE a couple times, and then everyone knows it’s a

December 16, 2014 By Neal Tepel New York, NY – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has recommended to Governor Cuomo that his office review cases involving unarmed civilians killed by

December 9, 2014 By Amanda LoMonaco NEW YORK, NY – Last summer, Betty Powell, one of the most stalwart proponents of child care workers in the city, succumbed to cancer at

December 8, 2014 By Stephanie West Washington, DC –  Through the efforts of the American Federation of Government Employee wages have been increased at Minot Air Force Base to compensate