A New York state judge has blocked New York City's $1 billion plan to replace the city's yellow cabs with a taxi fleet made by Japanese automaker Nissan.
On Thursday, the New York City Council overrode a mayoral veto of a paid sick day policy for the city's workers. According to the Associated Press, more than 1 million workers will be affected by the new policy, which advocates say will keep workers from having to prioritize their financial well-being over their health, as well as limit exposures of sick employees to customers and coworkers.
John Bonifaz, the co-founder and director of Free Speech For People, said a New York City Council resolution calling for legislation to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling was a "great victory for democracy."
The New York City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution asking Congress to pass an amendment overturning the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
