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Gov. Kathleen Hochul

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Verified VoterSyracuse, NY

Pass the One Fair Price Act to Ban Surveillance Pricing

Pass the One Fair Price Act. New Yorkers are already stretched thin by rising costs on groceries, housing, and healthcare — and corporations are making it worse by using our personal data to squeeze out every last dollar they can. Surveillance pricing isn't supply and demand. It's an algorithm ident

Verified VoterSyracuse, NY

Keep parental control with families, not databases

I am writing to oppose proposals requiring online age verification. Parents already have tools to supervise their children's online access through device settings, content filters, and platform controls. Government mandates that require identity checks for everyone shift responsibility away from fa

Verified VoterSyracuse, NY

Ban 287(g) Agreements in New York

Governor Hochul proposed banning 287(g) agreements in January — finish the job and get it signed into law. New Mexico, Maine, and Maryland have already acted. New York needs to follow through before ICE embeds itself further into local police budgets across this state. What's happening here isn't v

Verified VoterBath, NY

Republicans are canceling elections and defying state constitutions to redraw congressional maps in time for November. And this is just the latest in a long line of aggressive, norm-destroying efforts to gerrymander their way to one-party rule. Democrats must acknowledge this new political reality a

Verified VoterSyracuse, NY

Pass Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation Like Connecticut's SB4

New York needs to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation modeled on Connecticut's Senate Bill 4, which passed 141-6 in their House and 31-4 in their Senate this May. Connecticut is now poised to become the national leader in data broker regulation, and New York should follow immediately. Conne

Verified VoterBrooklyn, NY

Tax. The. Rich.

New York is a thriving city filled with working people who are increasingly anxious about economic uncertainties as AI cuts into the workforce. It is also a city that hosts a very wealthy class. Why do they want to be here? Because everyone who lives here makes it fun, creative, a hotbed of innovati

Map PinBrooklyn, NY

NO PROTEST BUFFER ZONES!

Do not restrict our freedom of speech by establishing protest buffer zones. Stop giving police more power to abuse.

Map PinNew York, NY

TAX THE RICH

I’m writing to ask the governor to please tax the wealthy so that she doesn’t have to make cuts to schools, hospitals, healthcare and nutritional assistance in New York State. Billionaires have more than they can ever use and they haven’t been paying their fair share. Please don’t cut services. Plea

Verified VoterJamaica, NY

Support Through Running at Penn Station

I’m writing to ask for your support of through-running as part of Penn Station and broader regional rail planning. As someone who relies on New York’s transportation system and cares about the future of our region, I believe through-running is one of the smartest ways to improve service. It would h

Verified VoterBath, NY

I am writing to urge you to support and pass the New York Privacy Act (S3044/A4947), critical legislation that would protect New Yorkers' fundamental right to privacy. Our personal data has become a commodity. Tech companies and data brokers collect vast amounts of information about our browsing ha

Verified VoterBath, NY

This is a direct message to every lawmaker in Albany and the Governor: the time for hiding behind "process" and "neutrality" is over. We are in an absolute state of emergency and if you don’t use every single power at your disposal, including drawing the most aggressive maps possible, you are choosi

Verified VoterSyracuse, NY

Say No to Online ID Age Verification

I'm asking you to oppose any legislation that mandates age verification systems requiring government ID, biometric data, or facial scans to access online content. These laws eliminate anonymous speech and create surveillance infrastructure that threatens constitutional protections. What started as

Verified VoterBath, NY

H.R. 8387, the “MAMDANI Act,” proposes a radical and unconstitutional expansion of immigration enforcement. It would allow the government to deport, deny entry to, or even strip citizenship from anyone who has ever been a member of, affiliated with, or advocated for a staggering array of political a

Verified VoterNassau, NY

This is a direct message to every lawmaker in Albany and the Governor: the time for hiding behind "process" and "neutrality" is over. We are in an absolute state of emergency and if you don’t use every single power at your disposal, including drawing the most aggressive maps possible, you are choosi

Verified VoterSyracuse, NY

Protect New Yorkers’ Data; Pass the New York Privacy Act

I am writing to urge you to support and pass the New York Privacy Act (S3044/A4947), critical legislation that would protect New Yorkers' fundamental right to privacy. Our personal data has become a commodity. Tech companies and data brokers collect vast amounts of information about our browsing ha

Verified VoterNew York, NY

TAX THE RICH

Billionaires got a big tax break with the “big beautiful bill”. The workers of this great state are counting on you to do right by us and tax the rich. We are exhausted. We are depleted and we need you. My child needs you to do the right thing. Please. Tax the rich.

Verified VoterNew York, NY

Stop America’s Gestapo

Today has a terrifying article in the Wall Street Journal. This is the modern day Gestapo and breaks countless laws. ICE agents and officials enforcing these unconstitutional acts must be held PERSONALLY liable. Here is just one snippet from today’s paper: McLellan, 48 years old, at least four oth

Verified VoterJackson Heights, NY

I saw that you met with Ken Griffin, owner of the most expensive home in NYC, who I have no doubt wants you to not tax him more. As someone who also owns a home in NYC, please tax him and the whole swath of people like him. They don’t add to NYC or NYS, and the table had always been tilted towards p

Verified VoterBrooklyn, NY

Raise taxes on the rich.

I am writing to implore you to raise taxes on billionaires to help shore up the financial health of this city and state. Trump has given tax cuts to a class that does not need it, while essential services to the poor and underserved get slashed. Do we want streets filled with desperate angry people

Verified VoterBeacon, NY

Pass the Stop Super Speeders bill

I’m writing to ask you to support the Stop Super Speeders bill and make it a part of the annual NY budget. In my hometown (Beacon) and my work city (New York), there are too many auto-pedestrian collisions, and anything we can do to make the streets safer for pedestrians is good. It’s a no-brainer w

Verified VoterSyracuse, NY

We Must Keep Age Verification From Killing Anonymity Online

I'm asking you to oppose any age verification legislation that requires uploading government IDs or creates centralized databases of user identities. These proposals will end online anonymity while failing to protect children. The data security risks are real and immediate. In October, hackers brea

Verified VoterSyracuse, NY

Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition Technology in New York

I need you to support legislation banning government use of facial recognition technology in New York State. This technology is destroying innocent lives without accountability. Angela Lipps, a Tennessee grandmother, spent five months in jail after Clearview AI identified her as a bank fraud suspec

Verified VoterBath, NY

Ban ICE Warehouse Detention Centers I am a voting constituent writing to express my strong support for the legislation recently introduced by Representative Rashida Tlaib, which would prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from converting industrial warehouses into detention center

Verified VoterRochester, NY

Support Legislation In Our State Requiring Federal Agents to Identify Themselves

Connecticut just passed SB00397, requiring all law enforcement operating in the state—including ICE and CBP—to show their faces and display badges while on duty. I want you to introduce similar legislation in our state. Masked agents without identification in balaclavas and unmarked vans are deta

Verified VoterBath, NY

I'm asking you to co-sponsor the Surveillance Accountability Act introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Lauren Boebert. This bill does what Congress should have done decades ago: require warrants for all government searches that intrude on privacy, just like the Fourth Amendment says. Federal ag

Verified VoterBath, NY

Dear Governor Hochul, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to express my support for the implementation of a pied-à-terre tax on properties valued at $5 million and above across New York State. This measure would primarily impact New York City but would also extend to key areas such a

Verified VoterBath, NY

Too many New Yorkers feel powerless – over our own healthcare, our housing, our children’s schools, our safety, and our jobs. Instead of building genuine agency, our state too often substitutes coercion: forced treatment, landlord control, top-down school mandates, police impunity, and gig‑economy e

Verified VoterBath, NY

Our roads are clogged, our air is polluted, and too many New Yorkers—especially the poor, disabled, and rural—lack affordable ways to get to work, school, or medical care. Car dependency hurts our health, our climate, and our communities. We call on you to build a transportation system that works f

Verified VoterSyracuse, NY

Regulate Algorithms and Data Collection, Not Age Verification

Stop wasting resources on age verification systems for social media. Instead, regulate the algorithms and data collection practices that manipulate all users, regardless of age. Age limits miss the point entirely. Young people need safe digital spaces to participate in public debate, not exclusion.

Map PinFlushing, NY

Please repeal the bitlicense

Please repeal the bitlicense. It is cronyism and a legal bribe to operate in ny. It prevents New York’s from using better services that the smaller companies offer. BitLicense is designed to keep competitors out of the state and the bankers safe.

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