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Legislature Announces 2022 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing Schedule
January 18, 2022
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Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)
January 13, 2022
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Senate Advances Pro-Voter Election Reforms
January 10, 2022
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Senate Advances Pro-Voter Election Reforms
January 10, 2022
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Former Rosendale Senator Jen Metzger Appointed to Cannabis Control Board
September 10, 2021
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Senate Extends Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium
September 1, 2021
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