PRESS CALL: CC/NY, DPA + Tenants PAC Push Lawmakers to Stay in Remote Session to Address Major Policy Issues

Expanding absentee voting, marijuana, rent, the Child Victims Act look back window etc...

NEW YORK, NY (04/02/2020) (readMedia)-- On Friday, Common Cause/NY, the Drug Policy Alliance, Tenants PAC, and a survivor of child sex abuse will hold a press conference call urging the NYS Legislature to stay in remote session and address legislation relating to the COVID-19 crisis, such as housing reform, expanding absentee voting, marijuana, and extending the Child Victims Act look back window.

Earlier this week, Common Cause/NY and Andrew Hoppin, the former and first ever Chief Information Officer for the NYS Senate, held a press conference call to provide guidance and technical expertise for how New York lawmakers can and should continue to function in virtual session. Both the Albany Times Union and the New York Times published editorials urging New York lawmakers to step up and continue to legislate remotely post-budget.

WHO:

Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY

Melissa Moore, Deputy State Director of the Drug Policy Alliance

Mike McKee, President of Tenants PAC

Mary Ellen O'Loughlin, survivor of childhood sex abuse

WHAT:

Press conference call with Common Cause/NY, the Drug Policy Alliance, Tenants PAC, and a survivor of child sex abuse urging the NYS Legislature to stay in remote session and address legislation relating to the COVID-19 crisis.

WHEN: Friday April 03, 2020 at 01:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: ZOOM
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