As the US Conference of Mayors wrapped up in Miami Beach on Monday, leaders from more than 250 cities voted on symbolic resolutions pushing back against Donald Trump on climate change and immigration. (cedamia.org)
In a sign that the 2012 legislative session will feature sharp (and partisan) battles in the Senate, Democrats are accusing the GOP majority of trying to edit out references to abortion, reproductive rights and contraceptives in a largely symbolic resolution calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare next week «Reproductive Rights and Justice Week. (nystateofpolitics.com)
At one point, when the union members were considering symbolic resolutions that offered NYSUT's support or opposition for a variety of political issues, the teachers voted to remove Cuomo's name from a pledge to support the Women's Equality Act, which he championed. (politico.com)