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The NFL's Replacement Referees Could Be Banned In New Jersey

9.25.12 at 5:20pm by

Senate Majority President Stephen Sweeney says it is one thing Republicans and Democrats can agree on; ending the NFL's referee lockout.

Conn. Minimum Wage Advocates to Deliver Signatures

4.27.12 at 9:13am by Associated Press

Connecticut advocates in favor of raising the state's minimum wage will be delivering more than 3,000 petition signatures to the state legislature in favor of such legislation.

New York State Senate Passes MMA Legislation

4.19.12 at 3:21pm by Ashwin Bhandari

For the third time in seven years, the New York State Senate passed a bill that would remove the 15-year old ban on live professional Mixed Marial Arts (MMA).

Mayor Bloomberg Wants Residential Buildings to Disclose Smoking Rules

4.18.12 at 4:53pm by Ashwin Bhandari

Mayor Bloomberg is proposing legislation that requires New York City residential buildings to disclose their smoking policies.

Schumer Wants To Stop Rental of Recalled Vehicles

5.30.11 at 3:35pm by Ashwin Bhandari

Senator Schumer at his press conference.

If you rented a car recently, you could have been driving a lemon. Currently, car rental agencies are allowed to rent vehicles that have been recalled by their manufacturers.

Suffolk County Passes Animal Abuse Bill

5.11.11 at 2:40pm by Associated Press

New York's Suffolk County is making it very tough for anyone to abuse animals.

The Queensboro Bridge is Renamed in Honor of Former Mayor Ed Koch

4.11.11 at 12:09pm by

Mayor Bloomberg signed the renaming legislation into law Monday.

Tariff Repeal Could Level Playing Field for U.S. Textile Industry, Says Sen. Menendez

2.9.11 at 6:21pm by

Senator Robert Menendez (D., N.J.) says the new tariff-repealing legislation will keep and create manufacturing jobs in the U.S. textile industry.