Assemblymember Lasher & Senator Hoylman-Sigal Introduce New Legislation to Prohibit Recognition of Pro Bono Legal Work Resulting from Unlawful Extortion by the Trump Administration
May 16, 2025
NEW YORK - Today Assemblymember Micah Lasher (D-Manhattan) and State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, WFP-Manhattan) introduced new legislation in response to President Trump’s coercive and unlawful extortion of private law firms, which has resulted in...
New York Lawmakers Introduce “Tariff Transparency Act,” Spotlight Real Impact of Trump Tariffs on Automobile Purchase Prices
May 15, 2025
New York – Assemblymember Micah Lasher and Senator Jeremy Cooney today announced new legislation in response to the federal tariffs imposed by Donald Trump. The “Tariff Transparency Act” would ensure the inclusion of a tariff cost estimate on the...
Lawmakers Push to Block Elon Musk, X from Operating as a Money Transmitter in New York State
May 7, 2025
New York – New York State Assemblymember Micah Lasher and Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal sent a letter this week urging the New York State Department of Financial Services to deny a money transmitter license to X, the company formerly known as Twitter....
Upper West Side Cinema Center Purchases Former Metro Theater with Support from Governor Hochul, Senator Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Lasher
Apr 8, 2025
New York – Twenty years after being shuttered and then gutted, the Metro Theater on Broadway at 99th Street has finally turned the keys over to new owners. Upper West Side Cinema Center, a newly formed nonprofit organization, has completed the $6.9...
Senator Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Lasher Propose D.O.G.E Act to Provide for Investigation and Cancellation of New York State’s Contracts with Tesla
Mar 29, 2025
New York - Today State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, WFP-Manhattan) and Assemblymember Micah Lasher (D - Manhattan) joined hundreds of protestors outside of the Tesla showroom in Lower Manhattan to denounce Elon Musk’s undemocratic takeover of the...
New York Lawmakers Announce Landmark Legislation to Fight Back Against the Trump/Musk Assault on Blue States, Federal Workers
Mar 24, 2025
New York – Assemblymember Micah Lasher and Senator Jessica Ramos today announced a coordinated legislative response to anticipated efforts by Donald Trump and Elon Musk to withhold federal funds from New York and to the mass layoffs of federal workers...
Attorney General James, Senator Comrie, Assemblymember Lasher, Take Action to Protect New York Consumers and Small Businesses
Mar 13, 2025
New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James today advanced new legislation to protect consumers and small businesses from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices. The Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable Business Practices,...
Senator Hoylman-Sigal & Assemblymember Lasher Unveil New Scaffolding Legislation & Announce Sheddies “Winners”
Mar 6, 2025
New York – Today State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D, WFP-Manhattan) announced the “winners” of his months long competition for the worst scaffolding project on the West Side of Manhattan, The Sheddies, and introduced new legislation with Assemblymember...
Assemblymember Micah Lasher Introduces “MEGA Corporations Act” to Stop Global Tax Avoidance by Large Corporations
Feb 20, 2025
New York – State Assemblymember Micah Lasher today announced the Multinational Earnings and Global Accountability for Corporations Act — the MEGA Corporations Act — to recover an estimated $737 million that New York State is losing annually to international...
Assemblymembers Lasher, Rozic, Senators Comrie, Stavisky, Announce Bills to Address Student Harassment, Discrimination on College Campuses
Feb 10, 2025
New York – A group of New York legislators today announced a new package of legislation to protect students from harassment and discrimination on college campuses. Assemblymember Micah Lasher, Assemblymember Nily Rozic, Senator Leroy Comrie, and Senator...
