by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
NJ Assembly bill 113 would require voters to present documentation as proof of voter identity to vote. “A voter, whether voting in person or through a mail-in ballot, would be required to show or submit a copy of a New Jersey driver’s license, New Jersey nondriver’s...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
HR 6419 is titled Fair Chance Improvement Act and if passed would “revise provisions regarding the prohibition on federal contractors, including defense contractors, inquiring about applicants’ criminal histories prior to conditional offers of employment.” The...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Health, Out of State Bills to consider
This bill extends from 60 days to 12 months the period of time following delivery of a baby that a woman may be eligible for services under MaineCare. The woman’s family income has to be equal to or below 200% of the non-farm income official poverty line. A person who...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
If you have never heard of “sky candles” they are devices that use a small open-flame object or another device to cause a paper or plastic balloon to inflate and rise. When my husband passed I had everyone light a sky candle and release it at the cemetery....
by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
HB 1299 5572. This bill is named “Victoria’s Law” after Victoria – a disabled German Shepherd who was rescued from a puppy mill after 10 years of breeding. The legislation was crafted to prohibit the sale of commercially raised dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet...
by INFORMED NY | Feb 6, 2023 | Out of State Bills to consider
Non-secure youth shelters play a critical role in managing a child’s welfare by providing a range of services for dependent children, as well as young people who are under the jurisdiction of the delinquency system. Unfortunately (at the time this bill was...
