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All violent felonies, and some non-violent felonies and repeat offenders, are subject to bail. Our reforms only affected misdemeanors and some non violent felonies. The justice reforms that were passed in the 2019 State Budget are part of the state ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2022 NASSAU COUNTY, NY: New York State Democratic Party Chair Jay S. Jacobs released the following statement in response to the January Jobs Report:  “Thanks to President Biden’s leadership, the economy is booming, and continues ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 3, 2022 Today, President Joe Biden will visit New York, New York to discuss combating gun crime and investing in communities with Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams. Ahead of this visit, New York State ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2022 NASSAU COUNTY, NY: New York State Democratic Party Chair Jay S. Jacobs released the following statement:  “With the Lunar New Year upon us once again, it has become ever so important to remember the ...

RESULTS OF VILLAGE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES (AS OF 1/26/22) BRONXVILLE: Mary Behrens for TrusteeBUCHANAN: Theresa Knickerbocker for Mayor; Richard Funchion & Nicholas Zachary for TrusteeELMSFORD: Joseph Coffey & Nelson Lopez for TrusteeHASTINGS-ON-HUDSON: Morgen Fleisig & Georgia Lopez for TrusteePELHAM MANOR: [no ...

NASSAU COUNTY, NY: New York State Democratic Party Chair Jay S. Jacobs released the following statement:  “While we must celebrate the progress MLK and his legacy has attained, we need to understand how much more needs to be done. There continues ...

For Immediate Release WESTCHESTER COUNTY (January 15, 2022) — The Westchester County Democratic Committee (WCDC) mourns the loss of former County Chair and Board of Election Democratic Commissioner Reginald Lafayette. Lafayette passed away suddenly this morning, January 15. The cause ...

NYDems | Jan. 7, 2022 ICYMI: The White House released the following Talking Points from the President and Vice President’s Remarks about January 6th Yesterday, the President and Vice President delivered remarks commemorating the one-year anniversary of the January 6th ...

Washington, D.C. –  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor regarding how President Trump’s Big Lie led to both the January 6th insurrection and Republican assaults on voting rights across the country, and the need for the Senate ...