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Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
@bradhoylman
NYS Senator 🏳️‍🌈 dad; husband. Non-gov't account. Government account:
@SenatorHoylman
NYCbradhoylman.comJoined July 2008
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Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
@bradhoylman
Proud to stand with
@WGAEast
on strike for a fair contract. While the industry has grown by billions, writer pay has dropped 23% over the last decade. Our favorite movies & TV would not exist without the thousands of writes who make the industry run #wgastrong
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Writers Guild of America, East and 2 others
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Writers Guild of America, East
@WGAEast
WRITERS GUILD ON STRIKE: NYC Picket Schedule for Friday, May 5, 2023. Site 1: Broadway Stages BK, 11am-2pm EDT. Site 2: On Location in Chelsea, 12:30pm-3:30pm EDT. RSVP: wgaea.st/nyc-pickets
🪧 New #WGAStrike NYC picket locations just dropped! 👀 Site 1 – 11am-2pm at Broadway Stages in Greenpoint Site 2 – 12:30pm-3:30pm, on-location in Chelsea RSVP to these & more at wgaea.st/nyc-pickets #WGAStrong #1u
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@bradhoylman
Happy Bird Day! 🐦 The best way to celebrate? By supporting my and
@DeborahJGlick
's Birds and the Bees Protection Act, S1856, which would end the use of seeds coated with neonic pesticides that are killing pollinators across our state 🌿
nysenate.gov
NY State Senate Bill S1856
Enacts the birds and bees protection act; prohibits the sale of certain pesticides or use of seeds coated with such pesticides; requires the department of environmental conservation to review the
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Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
@bradhoylman
Every 1 MPH increase in car speed decreases the likelihood that someone struck by a car survives by 3%. Slower speeds = safer streets. Let’s allow NYC to finally lower its speed limits by passing Sammy’s Law in the budget. No more loved ones should be lost to traffic violence.
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Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
@bradhoylman
I’ll be hosting an free Know Your Rights training for NYCHA tenants with
@MFJLegal
housing attorneys next Thursday via Zoom. We’ll discuss how to seek repairs, assert your succession rights, and respond to a termination or eviction.
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Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
@bradhoylman
1 in 2 trans teens in NY considered suicide last year. Even though POTUS won't let this bill become law, the damage these legislative attacks have on trans kids' wellbeing is already felt. They will do anything but let kids live.
thehill.com
House Republicans pass bill to ban transgender women, girls from school sports teams
House Republicans on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to prohibit transgender women and girls from participating in female athletic programs, moving to the national stage an issue that has thus fa…
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Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
@bradhoylman
My constituent David has lived in his apartment for seven years. His landlord just served him with a rent increase of over 25%. Tenant protections and affordable housing can't wait. Let's pass Good Cause Eviction and the Housing Access Voucher Program in the budget—ASAP.
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Sam Mellins
@SamMellins
By a vote of 47-12, Caitlin Halligan is CONFIRMED to a 14-year term on the Court of Appeals, potentially ending conservatives' control of the court. The court is now back to its full complement of 7 members. Let's see what the Wilson court does!
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@bradhoylman
Reminder that today is the last day to file your taxes for 2021 🗓️ That is, unless you’re Madison Square Garden, which hasn’t paid a dime in property tax to the people of New York since 1982 🤨
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@bradhoylman
As a dad of two young daughters and the sponsor of the law banning flavored e-cigs in New York, I’m extremely grateful for the historic $462 million settlement
@tishjames
has reached with JUUL. JUUL marketed its vapes to kids and lied about their harm.
nytimes.com
Juul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With New York, California and Other States
The case ends major litigation over claims about the marketing of e-cigarettes to adolescents, resolving thousands of lawsuits and amounting to billions of dollars in payouts to states, cities and...
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Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
@bradhoylman
My statement as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the nominations of Judge Rowan Wilson as Chief Judge and Caitlin Halligan as Associate Judge for the New York State Court of Appeals ⬇️
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Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal
@bradhoylman
I was honored to work with
@saraziff
(+
@LindaBRosenthal
) to pass the Adult Survivors Act last session. Her bravery & fierce advocacy for survivors of abuse continues to amaze me. This is exactly why we passed the ASA. There shouldn't be an expiration date on seeking justice.
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Vanessa Friedman
@VVFriedman
A new chapter in the Harvey Weinstein story has begun: Sara Ziff, founder of the Model Alliance, has filed a lawsuit accusing his former associate Fabrizio Lombardo of rape. Here, she speaks about it for the first time: bit.ly/3MqvyxV
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