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VOCAL-NY Responds to State of the State: Affordability, Compassion and Safety for Whom?

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO STATE OF THE STATE: AFFORDABILITY, COMPASSION AND SAFETY FOR WHOM?  See VOCAL-NY’s 2025 State Legislative Platform Here NEW YORK — Today, Governor Hochul gave her 2025 State of the State address, laying out priorities like affordability and public safety. In response, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable to […]

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In Response to Chaos at the Top of Adams Administration, VOCAL-NY Calls for Mayor to Resign

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  IN RESPONSE TO CHAOS AT THE TOP OF ADAMS ADMINISTRATION, VOCAL-NY CALLS FOR MAYOR TO RESIGN  NEW YORK — Following the rapidly decreasing capacity of the City government to meet the needs of the City’s most vulnerable residents due to ongoing chaos at City Hall and the mass exodus of administration leaders, VOCAL-NY

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NEW ANNUAL REPORT: VOCAL-NY Highlights 2023 Developments and Achievements in Fight to End the AIDS Epidemic, War On Drugs, Mass Incarceration, and Homelessness

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org NEW ANNUAL REPORT: VOCAL-NY HIGHLIGHTS 2023 DEVELOPMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN FIGHT TO END THE AIDS EPIDEMIC, THE WAR ON DRUGS, MASS INCARCERATION, AND HOMELESSNESS NEW YORK — VOCAL-NY announces the release of its 2023 Annual Report showcasing the tireless work of members, leaders, staff, and partners in building power and a world with justice, compassion,

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VOCAL-NY Applauds Senate Health Committee Passing Drug Checking Services Legislation

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE PASSING DRUG CHECKING SERVICES LEGISLATION ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, the Senate Health Committee passed Senator Fernandez’s drug checking services bill (S4880). In response, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable to Hiawatha Collins, leader with the Users Union and Board Member at VOCAL-NY: “Unlike the governor –

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VOCAL-NY Responds to One House Budgets; Call on Assembly to Follow Senate’s Lead and Center Marginalized New Yorkers

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO ONE HOUSE BUDGETS; CALL ON ASSEMBLY TO FOLLOW SENATE’S LEAD AND CENTER MARGINALIZED NEW YORKERS NEW YORK — Today, in response to the release of one-house budgets by the New York State Senate and Assembly, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable to Reginald Thomas Brown, VOCAL-NY Leader and

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VOCAL-NY Denounces Gov. Hochul’s 2024 Legislative Approach Laid Out in the Most Carceral State of the State in Recent Years

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY DENOUNCES GOV. HOCHUL’S 2024 LEGISLATIVE APPROACH LAID OUT IN THE MOST CARCERAL STATE OF THE STATE IN RECENT YEARS New York Can Build Safe and Thriving Communities by Solving Ongoing Crises of Homelessness, Overdose, and Criminalization NEW YORK — Today, in response to Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State and Briefing Book, VOCAL-NY released the

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Over 110 Organizations Send Letter to Gov. Hochul Calling for Expansion of Overdose Prevention Centers and Funding With Opioid Settlement Dollars

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org OVER 110 ORGANIZATIONS SEND LETTER TO GOV. HOCHUL CALLING FOR EXPANSION OF OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTERS AND FUNDING WITH OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS See Letter and Signees Here; Overdose Prevention Centers Have Saved More Than 1,300 Lives Since Opening in 2021 NEW YORK —  Today, as covered in Politico’s New York Playbook, over

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Letter to Governor Hochul: EXPAND OF OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTERS AND FUND Them WITH OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS

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The 111 undersigned organizations write to express our strong disappointment with your letter to the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board rejecting their recommendation to use funds to support an Overdose Prevention Center (OPC) demonstration project.  See Full Letter Here

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