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Female-majority council passes bill to expand doula access

The legislation was passed along with several other maternal health-related bills on Thursday.

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New York City’s IT czar answers to monkeypox website failures

“We have learned from our mistakes and we are committed to doing better going forward,” a health department official said.

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NY GOP lawmakers reject birth control rights bill

Only one GOP Congress member from New York, Rep. John Katko, voted to protect contraception.

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SCOTUS could soon overturn New York’s gun law. Here how the state could respond

The Supreme Court has New York’s gun license law in its crosshairs, and some legal experts said a rash of mass shootings isn’t likely to sway the conservative majority.