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New York has expanded its food donation and recycling program through legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The new law (S5331A/A5906A) requires large food generators, including grocery stores, colleges, and food manufacturers within 50 miles of an organic recycling facility, to donate surplus edible food and recycle food scraps. This initiative addresses food waste, supports […]
Sen. Kristen Gillibrand is pushing for the Universal School Meal Program Act during her virtual press conference. If legislation goes through this would allow free breakfast, lunch and snack to be available for all students regardless of family income. This would also give students access to free meals over the summer. Universal-School-Meals-Program-Act-of-2023_Bill-Summary.pdf (senate.gov) New legislation […]
New regulations could be coming to New York when it comes to controlling what kids see on their social media feeds. New York lawmakers said they’re almost finished finalizing legislation that would allow parents to be able to block what their children see that’s curated by the social media’s platform algorithm. New York considers regulating what […]
City of Rochester Mayor Malik Evans announced three legislative plans to address property issues and vacant homes. This comes after Mayor Evans was alerted to property issues such as code violations and fires in vacant buildings over the past few months. Mayor Evans along with other city officials want to hold the small number of […]
New federal legislation to combat food insecurity called Closing The Meal Gap introduced by anti-hunger advocates. The new legislation aims to fill the gap with food assistance benefits since the federal government canceled extra SNAP in March. If the bill passes, it would increase the baseline for SNAP benefits and extend them to families in […]
Hot topic for New Yorkers as a renewed bill makes it way back to legislation for approval. The bill A04116, which originated back in 2021 would ban tackle football for children 12 and under. Following Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin life threatening incident during a live game the topic of player health and safety is […]
Across the United States, educators are being censored for discussing ‘controversial’ topics in the classroom. According to researcher Jeffrey Sachs, since January 2021, 35 states have introduced 137 bills limiting what schools can teach with regard to race, American history, politics, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Sachs stated: “That means that a teacher would have […]
To help combat the recent uptick in catalytic converter thefts a new bill has passed for Monroe County. The new bill adds to the legislation that was passed back in 2013 that helped then to lower thefts of converters. The new law that was passed Tuesday includes the following to help combat theft: Mandates cash […]
After executing more than 1,300 people over 400 years, Virginia’s Governor, Ralph Northam, signed legislation abolishing capital punishment. This makes Virginia the first Southern state to abloish capital punishment and many believe this is a big step toward change. The article states: “It’s a move that experts and death penalty abolition advocates say has great […]
Two bills for stricter gun control have passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The measure in one bill is closing loopholes such as background checks for every gun sale including online and private sales. The second bill would give authorities 10 business days to complete federal background checks before the gun is sold. As […]
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