Legislation that would have mandated a voting seat for Staten Island on the MTA board has again stalled in the state Assembly after being voted against in the committee earlier this week. Assembly Member Michael Tannousis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) introduced A.4605 to ensure each borough has direct representation on the state-run transit agency's 23-member board, a powerful authority that oversees the largest public transit system in the country.
"Micromobility is already a part of how people get to work, school and around their communities, but right now, the rules are unclear and inconsistent," Healey said in a statement. "We are seeing too much reckless behavior, more crashes and close calls, and too many people, especially pedestrians and young riders, are at risk."
The legislation authorizes several critical USDA telecommunications programs, including the ReConnect Program, that have played a pivotal role in helping community-based providers connect rural residents.
The House passed legislation Thursday reopening the Department of Homeland Security, ending a record 76-day partial shutdown and clearing the way for thousands of federal workers to be paid in May.
"Insurance prices are skyrocketing, which is then causing our small businesses to pass those costs along to the consumer, and people do not have the kind of money they did. Everybody is suffering, and that causes small businesses to suffer because they can't afford to pay the insurance prices necessary for liability insurance."
The committee members agreed that these 2 sites are the only viable options and expressed a need to move the process forward 'expeditiously.' There was no vote taken but the Stadium Committee will meet again within 2 weeks.
Justice Alito stated that the Voting Rights Act 'was designed to enforce the Constitution - not collide with it,' arguing that lower courts' actions constituted race-based discrimination.
