Category: Featured News, State/National News
How Small Businesses Can Limit Turnover In 2020
One of the hardest challenges for many small businesses is maintaining a consistent staff. With limited resources, a small business may...
A Rise in NYS Hate Crimes call for Task Force on Domestic Terrorism to Combat Problem
By Tyronda James There has been an increase in hate crimes in New York State and across the nation, and in response, the Task Force on...
Letter from New York State Attorney General Letitia James
Editor’s note: New York Attorney General Letitia James last week, released a report chronicling the legal, policy, and community...
Five U. S. Tech Giants Linked to ‘Cruel and Brutal Use of Children’ in Congo Mines
In 1910, an estimated 2 million American children under the age of 15 were working in factories and mines for low wages and long shifts....
Civil Rights Giant Congressman John Lewis Prepares to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
By Hazel Trice Edney Civil rights giant John Lewis, representing Georgia’s 5th Congressional District in the U. S. House of...
Assembly Pass GENDA and Legislation to Ban Conversion Therapy
A new bill protecting transgender rights was passed by the New York Assembly Tuesday and signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The Gender Expression...
Hundreds Travel to Albany to Demand End in Mass Incarceration
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 14, 2019) – Over 500 parents, educators and people impacted by New York’s unjust pretrial system traveled to...
The Majority Of Millennials Are Workaholics, Survey Shows
The majority of millennials are workaholics, a new survey finds. According to the Millennial Workaholics Index compiled by FreshBooks, one...
Charter and Spectrum to pay $174.2 Million Settlement to Settle Internet Fraud Case
NEW YORK – Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced a record $174.2 million consumer fraud settlement with Charter Communications,...
Albany Area Albany Area Subway Restaurant Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $80,000
NEW YORK – Draper Development LLC, the owner of more than a dozen Subway franchises in the Albany and Schenectady areas have agreed to...
