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Mike Avella Jr. remembers petitioning alongside his father – the state government veteran Michael Avella – when he was only 10 years old. The father and son duo still work together, now at Dickinson & Avella, a strategic governmental relations firm focusing on the state Capitol. As a government affairs associate, Avella Jr. represents the interests of a multitude of clients ranging from large corporations to advocacy coalitions.
“We represent so many different people,” the younger Avella says. “I don t think there s a sector that we don t touch. One minute I could be working on technology, the next one on voting rights, then criminal justice reform, and then helping out the Mets safely reopen.”
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Jawanza James Williams came to New York City from Texas in 2013 to escape the hardships of his hometown. But when he got here, the hardships continued.
“The way that I learned this city was through struggle,” said Williams.
His housing situation forced him into a homeless shelter. He said most of the people he lived with looked like him.
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Jawanza James Williams came to NYC to escape struggles in his hometown in Texas
The struggles he experienced when he got here made him passionate about fighting for the injustices he dealt with.
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Just hours after New York s state lawmakers passed landmark legislation that not only legalizes recreational adult use of marijuana but also includes key equity and justice provisions, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law early Wednesday, paving the way for cannabis storefronts to start opening as early as next year. This law is the new gold standard for reform efforts nationwide. Melissa Moore, DPA A new era for marijuana justice is here. After years of hard work against long odds, New York has enacted one of the most ambitious marijuana legalization programs in the country, said Melissa Moore, New York state director of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), in a statement late Tuesday.