Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging New York State Attorney General Letitia James with Bank Fraud under 18 U.S.C. Section 1344 and False Statements to a Financial Institution under 18 U.S.C. Section 1014. “No one is above the law. The charges as…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has launched the New York State Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, giving private-sector employees without a workplace plan an easy, automatic way to save for retirement through payroll deductions into portable Roth IRAs. Free and simple for employers, the program follows a successful pilot and now allows New York businesses…
On October 7, 2025, New York City filed an amicus brief with a coalition of 74 local governments supporting Oregon in Oregon v. Trump, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a district court order that enjoined the Trump administration’s September 2025 deployment of the National Guard to Portland. The…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul extended Executive Order 52 for at least 30 days, allowing pharmacists statewide to keep administering COVID-19 vaccines and preserving easy access for all New Yorkers. She also urged the federal government to add COVID-19 shots to the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, while directing the Department of Health to explore…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Kathy Moser as acting commissioner of the state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, pending Senate confirmation next year. Ms. Moser, a veteran conservation executive who most recently served as chief conservation and policy officer at the Open Space Institute and previously was a deputy commissioner at the…
Mayor Eric Adams has announced that starting October 24, 2025, all e-bikes, e-scooters, and pedal-assist commercial bikes in New York City will have a 15 miles-per-hour speed limit. The new rule aims to improve safety for everyone—whether walking, biking, or driving—by creating clear and consistent rules for riders. This change brings NYC in line with…