Sam Mellins, New York Focus, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

State Board of Elections Begins Enforcing Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws

March 14, 2022, 8:59 p.m.March 14, 2022, 9:04 p.m.

The move comes after New York Focus reported on widespread violations of campaign finance law and the Board’s lack of enforcement.

Labor

Retired NYC Workers Celebrate Medicare Coverage Switch Court Win

March 3, 2022, 5:26 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Court rules retirees can keep current insurance free of charge, as alternative to a planned cost-cutting transfer to Medicare Advantage.

Elections

Hochul Campaign Donors Blow Past Corporate Contribution Limits

March 2, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2022, 9:05 p.m.

Circumventing a law designed to close a so-called LLC loophole, donors to candidates across the state are using multiple companies to give far over the $5,000 cap.

Elections

Hochul Leads Pack of Candidates Who Fail to Disclose Sources of Corporate Cash

Feb. 9, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2022, 9:06 p.m.

A 2019 reform following corruption scandals was supposed to cap political donations and unveil the people behind companies giving cash. Records show it hasn’t.

Labor

Judge Orders City to Delay Retiree Medicare Health Care Plan Switch Until April 1

Dec. 15, 2021, 10:06 a.m.April 10, 2023, 3:49 p.m.

Retired city employees will be able to opt out of their newly privatized health insurance until June 30, State Supreme Court judge Lyle Frank ruled.Retired city employees will be able to opt out of their newly privatized health insurance until June 30, State Supreme Court judge Lyle Frank ruled.

Housing

Foreclosure Looms for Homeowners Who Thought They’d Won, Thanks to Top New York Court Ruling

Nov. 29, 2021, 4:55 a.m.Nov. 28, 2021, 3:49 p.m.

The Court of Appeals found in favor of banks that complained cases were dropped on technicalities. Now homeowners across the state are bracing for new attempts to take away their homes.

Labor

Court Blocks Controversial Medicare Switch for Retired NYC Workers

Oct. 21, 2021, 10:55 p.m.April 10, 2023, 3:50 p.m.

A judge’s decision delays the Oct. 31 deadline for former city employees to decide whether they want to move to private Medicare Advantage or pay for alternatives.

Health

Retirees Flee City Medicare Program as Deadline Looms for Move to Private Health Plan

Oct. 20, 2021, 5:00 a.m.April 10, 2023, 3:48 p.m.

Uncertainty about coverage and costs under Medicare Advantage has a quarter million former city workers on edge. Two lawsuits seeking to block the move are slated to be heard in court Wednesday.

Criminal Justice

New York Judges Lock the Accused Out of Their Homes, Skirting Review Required by Landmark Ruling, Critics Charge

July 23, 2021, 5:00 a.m.July 22, 2021, 8:16 p.m.

An appellate court ordered hearings for defendants facing orders of protection that could separate them from their homes and families. But some judges — following a memo from state court officials — aren’t adhering to the ruling, defense lawyers say.

Campaign 2021

Manhattan DA Candidate Tali Weinstein Skipped Years of Voting in Local Elections, Records Show

June 14, 2021, 5:00 a.m.June 15, 2021, 10:26 a.m.

The former federal prosecutor ed the Democratic Party in 2017, after ing with no party and casting ballots only in presidential-year contests.

Sam Mellins, New York Focus

State Board of Elections Begins Enforcing Campaign Finance Disclosure Laws

Retired NYC Workers Celebrate Medicare Coverage Switch Court Win

Hochul Campaign Donors Blow Past Corporate Contribution Limits

Hochul Leads Pack of Candidates Who Fail to Disclose Sources of Corporate Cash

Judge Orders City to Delay Retiree Medicare Health Care Plan Switch Until April 1

Foreclosure Looms for Homeowners Who Thought They’d Won, Thanks to Top New York Court Ruling

Court Blocks Controversial Medicare Switch for Retired NYC Workers

Retirees Flee City Medicare Program as Deadline Looms for Move to Private Health Plan

New York Judges Lock the Accused Out of Their Homes, Skirting Review Required by Landmark Ruling, Critics Charge

Manhattan DA Candidate Tali Weinstein Skipped Years of Voting in Local Elections, Records Show

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