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Attorney General James and Multistate Coalition Secure $5.1 Million from Education Software Company for Failing to Protect Students’ Data        

Attorney General James and Multistate Coalition Secure $5.1 Million from Education Software Company for Failing to Protect Students’ Data        

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today announced that they have secured $5.1 million from educational technology company Illuminate Education,...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Bonta Joins States in Securing $5.1 Million in Settlements from Education Software Company for Failing to Protect Students’ Data 

Attorney General Bonta Joins States in Securing $5.1 Million in Settlements from Education Software Company for Failing to Protect Students’ Data 

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, and New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that they have secured $5.1 million and injunctive terms from educational technology company...

Owner:  American Government
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New York climate advocates celebrate Mamdani’s victory, prepare to hold him accountable

New York climate advocates celebrate Mamdani’s victory, prepare to hold him accountable

As news broke on Tuesday night that Zohran Mamdani had won New York City’s mayoral contest by a decisive margin, advocates for environmental justice began celebrating—people jumped on chairs, clanged pots and pans in kitchens and danced raucously...

Owner:  Environmental Health Sciences
New York Hoops, New Dreams: How the Knicks’ Resurgence Inspires Local Ballers?

New York Hoops, New Dreams: How the Knicks’ Resurgence Inspires Local Ballers?

On summer nights across New York City, park courts stay lit after the streetlights turn on, and youth leagues report longer lines at check-in tables. Coaches and organizers attribute an uptick to the Knicks’ recent rise. This run culminated in the...

Owner:  Walter H. Sanchez

New York’s Muslim Mayor

Zoharan Mamdani’s election as Mayor of New York marks a number of firsts. He is the first Muslim Mayor of New York, in a city which is 9 percent Muslim. He is the first person of South Asian descent to become Mayor, the previous two no-whites to...

Owner:  Nizami Family
New York City: This is what you voted for

New York City: This is what you voted for

Mamdani is a vocal supporter of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to eliminate the world’s lone Jewish state, afloat among a sea of 53 Muslim states. He accused Israel of committing genocide, he referred to Israel...

Owner:  David Horovitz & Seth Klarman
New York Assemblyman Brian Maher to deploy with Navy Reserve

New York Assemblyman Brian Maher to deploy with Navy Reserve

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Assemblyman Brian Maher, who represents parts of Otsego and Delaware counties, will join the Navy Reserve and deploy overseas for nine months. Maher said his district office will remain fully staffed and operational to help...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
New York prisons face ongoing crisis

New York prisons face ongoing crisis

[CW: This article discusses physical violence, suicide and death.] On Dec. 9, 2024, white corrections officers (COs) at Marcy Correctional Facility beat to death Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old Black man. Brooks’ killing was captured on guards’ body...

Owner:  Vassar College
New York Celebrates Historic DEI Election Wins

New York Celebrates Historic DEI Election Wins

DEI was on FIRE in New York on election day, Tuesday, November 4, 2025. While many people tried to cancel diversity, equity, and inclusion, New Yorkers all around the state embraced gender, racial, and religious differences. New York City Elects...

Owner:  Townsquare Media
New York elects hope over hate

New York elects hope over hate

In what can be termed a personal defeat for Donald Trump, Zohran Mamdani has been elected as New York City mayor. And the reason for this binary is simple: Mamdani stands for everything that Trump wants to dismantle — socialism, environment,...

Owner:  Mitra-Ganguly Family
Mamdani forces New York Jews to look in the mirror

Mamdani forces New York Jews to look in the mirror

I recently returned from a business trip to Israel. During virtually every one of my 25 meetings, someone interjected to ask me how we allowed Mamdani to become the next mayor of New York City. After jokingly responding that I do not live in NYC...

Owner:  Janoff Family
Zohran Mamdani is New York’s first millennial Mayor—experts share how the young leader’s style will differ from his boomer predecessors
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