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January 15, 2013 Dozens of low-income families made homeless by Hurricane Sandy will protest Wednesday at the loss of help by Jose Santiago January 15, 2013 140 New York towns and cities across the state have taken a stand against fracking. by Andrea Sears January 14, 2013 Vermont Supreme Court will hear arguments in complaint over Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant by Andrea Sears January 14, 2013 A bill introduced in the New York State and Assembly would reform Mayoral control by Rebecca Myles January 14, 2013 A coalition is demanding answers in the death of Rikers Island inmate Jason Echeverria by Jose Santiago January 14, 2013 People remember computer programmer and activist, Aaron Swartz by Andrea Sears January 11, 2013 Demonstrations outside the White House protest the continuing Guantanamo Bay prison by Andrea Sears January 11, 2013 New York elected officials and Legal Aid sue City over emergency food stamp failures by Rebecca Myles January 11, 2013 US Dept of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration report on Hurricane Sandy by Linda Perry January 11, 2013 The public comment period on New York State Department of Conservation fracking regulations has closed by Andrea Sears January 11, 2013 More details surface over the beached Shell oil rig, the Kulluk, off the gulf of Alaska by Rebecca Myles January 9, 2013 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers his State of the State address by Rebecca Myles January 9, 2013 Community groups want to be included in discussions for distribution of Sandy federal dollars by Linda Perry January 9, 2013 Groups protest Governor Cuomo's plan to bring a private operator to run SUNY Downstate Medical Center by Jose Santiago January 9, 2013 Groups protest Governor Cuomo's plan to bring a private operator to run SUNY Downstate Medical Center by Jose Santiago January 9, 2013 Peace activists in New Jersey have organized a candlelight vigil this Friday to call for the shutdown of the Guantanamo Bay Prison by Jose Santiago January 8, 2013 Mark-Viverito chosen NYC Council speaker by Jonathan Lemire January 8, 2013 Vice President Joe Biden held the first task force meeting on gun violence following the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school by Jose Santiago January 8, 2013 Elected officials and community activists call for sustainable and equitable rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy by Linida Perry January 8, 2013 A New York federal judge declares part of the NYPD's Stop n Frisk progam unconstitutional by Andrea Sears