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December 20, 2012 Will Social Security be indexed against the Chained Consumer Price Index? And what does it mean? by Andrea Sears December 20, 2012 Tenants are lobbying Congress to take HUD off the fiscal cliff budget plan by Lucas Reckhaus December 20, 2012 Unpaid interns fight back for pay in class action lawsuit by Rebecca Myles December 20, 2012 Activists in Vieques, Puerto Rico are seeking support for their own community radio station by Jose Santiago December 19, 2012 President Barack Obama announced he will give Congress a plan on gun control within weeks by Andrea Sears December 19, 2012 Pastors say they should be more involved in the community following the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut by Linda Perry December 19, 2012 A federal program that was to help victims of Hurricane Sandy is being thwarted by City administrator's mishandling by Rebecca Myles December 19, 2012 Rules restricting access to New Jersey beaches are contested by environmental groups by Jose Santiago December 19, 2012 An advertisement in the New York Times will thank the states of Colorado and Washington for passing laws to legalize marijuana by Andrea Sears December 18, 2012 New York City Public Housing advocates want to move to avoid health effects of mold in Hurricane Sandy aftermath by Linda Perry December 18, 2012 A new report finds immigrant groups were particularly hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy, with many losing their jobs, as well as their homes by Jose Santiago December 18, 2012 New York City officials introduce a gun recovery initiative which partners with the private sector by Linda Perry December 18, 2012 Newtown, Connecticut is home to a relatively high concentration of shooting ranges by Andrea Sears December 18, 2012 New report shows troubling picture of fate of children under four years old in New Jersey who are under the custody of the state by Jose Santiago December 17, 2012 ICE agreed to settle a lawsuit over a series of pre-dawn raids where they used force, threats and intimidation by Andrea Sears December 17, 2012 New York Civil Liberties has filed a lawsuit over a a Brooklyn women who was arrested for video recording a stop and frisk encounter by Andrea Sears December 17, 2012 Is American culture violent and does something need to be done about video games and imagery? by Jose Santiago December 17, 2012 New York elected officials weigh in on gun control following the shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut by Rebecca Myles December 14, 2012 A gunman opened fire inside a Connecticut elementary school today, killing 27 people including 20 children between the ages of 5 and 10 by Rebecca Myles December 14, 2012 City Council member Margaret Chin speaks out about generators in Downtown Manhattan by Rebecca Myles