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January 23, 2013 Secretary of State Hilary Clinton appears before the House and Senate over questions on last year's deadly assault on a diplomatic post in Libya by Jose Santiago January 23, 2013 New York City Council members speak out about School bus strike by Linda Perry January 23, 2013 New York elected officials, parents, students are calling for a moratorium on school closings and co-locations by Linda Perry January 22, 2013 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his budget in Albany by Linda Perry January 22, 2013 A report shows a dramatic increase in low-income working families nationwide increasing and warns against federal cuts to poverty programs by Jose Santiago January 22, 2013 NDAA lawsuit going to New York appeals court by Andrea Sears January 22, 2013 An Ohio woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she was arrested, detained and strip searched because of her ethnicity by Andrea Sears January 18, 2013 Health practitioners are pressing for New York City Council to pass paid sick days legislation because of flu epidemic by Lucas Reckhaus January 18, 2013 New York City Council held its third public hearing on Hurricane Sandy preparedness by Rebecca Myles January 18, 2013 Central Park Five plaintiffs back in Federal Court over their case by Linda Perry January 18, 2013 New Jersey's one year ban on fracking expired this week; environmental advocates are concerned by Jose Santiago January 17, 2013 New York Public Housing tenants were at City Hall for a hearing on failures of NYCHA during Hurricane Sandy by Rebecca Myles January 17, 2013 New York elected official holds town hall meeting in East Harlem over NYPD's Stop and Frisk policy by Andrea Sears January 17, 2013 Good government groups launch an effort to fight big money spending in elections and voter suppression by Jose Santiago January 16, 2013 President Obama outlines his gun control proposal, including a proposed ban on military style assault weapons by Jose Santiago January 16, 2013 School bus drivers in New York are off the job - fighting to protect their livelihoods by Rebecca Myles January 16, 2013 New York City Council is examining in a series of hearings what went right and wrong when Hurricane Sandy struck New York by Linda Perry January 16, 2013 A Newark group is organizing a march and rally to commemorate the life and work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior by Jose Santiago January 15, 2013 National reports shows New York City is going in the wrong direction concerning school breakfasts by Andrea Sears January 15, 2013 The Food Bank releases a report showing the struggle many people have to afford food by Lind Perry