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April 5, 2023

Activists Demand NY Budget Include Evictions Protections, Slam Gov. Hochul's Attack on Climate Law
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Here in New York, Governor Kathy Hochul extended the state's overdue
budget deadline by one week to April 10 as negotiations with lawmakers
continue. In recent weeks, housing activists have ramped up calls to
include a provision for "good cause" evictions in New York state's
budget, which would protect tenants from massive rent hikes and being
kicked out of their homes. Activists staged protests at the state
Capitol last week, leading to dozens of arrests. National data show
evictions increased by more than 50% in 2022.

Meanwhile, climate activists say Governor Hochul is trying to gut New
York's law aimed at reducing fossil fuel emissions by including a
proposal in the budget that allows for more emissions, disguised as a
cost-saving measure for customers. The move downplays the effects of
methane emissions by viewing its damage over a longer period of time.
The Lever is reporting Hochul received donations of nearly
half-a-million dollars in the last election cycle from CEOs of energy
companies that would benefit from the change, including Hess Corporation
and United Metro Energy.


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