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(Albany, NY) Today, the Senate passed legislation to reform Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) across New York State. The bills will increase accountability and transparency in the IDA process, prevent intra-state piracy, eliminate conflicts of interest, require notice of IDA projects, prohibit certain persons from receiving compensation, allow the public to access and inspect information, and support the preservation of regionally significant projects.
In March of 2019, Senator James Skoufis, Chair of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, opened an investigation into the compliance and practices of public authorities, including Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs), across New York State. The Committee issued information and document requests to 143 public authorities including state authorities, local authorities, industrial development agencies, and local development corporations. In 2019, the Senate Democratic Majority advanced legislation that w
‘Human composting’ bill making its way through state Legislature
Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
The process of composting a human body eliminates the need for the chemical embalming process and the need for costly caskets, which require a large number of resources to build.Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – New York state could soon begin using a natural process, essentially human composting, to handle human remains if a bill that’s currently in the state Legislature gets passed.
Introduced by Assembly member Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) and state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-Queens), the bill is a part of measures the state is putting in place to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050 after the state passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in 2019, City & State reported.