New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is in Puerto Rico this weekend for an annual summit that brings New York’s politicians and lobbyists to sunny San Juan for strategy meetings, workshops and boozy confabs. Fresh off his election win, Mamdani is expected to be a main attraction of the Somos conference. The 34-year-old Mamdani announced his transition team this week, hiring a group of seasoned officials to help guide the state assemblymember’s shift to City Hall. He was the special guest at a Thursday evening cocktail reception organized by New York Attorney General Letitia James. He's scheduled to return Saturday.
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U.S. President Donald Trump is prioritizing a group of white South Africans in a dramatically decreased quota of refugees allowed into the United States this fiscal year. The Trump administration is cutting the number of refugee places to as few as 7,500, with the places mostly going to members of the Afrikaner white minority from South Africa. The figures are for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1 and were announced Thursday in a notice on the Federal Registry. The U.S. says Afrikaners are being discriminated against by their Black-led government and are the victims of race-based violence. The South African government strongly denies the claims.
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No lobbying or campaign finance rules apply to the push for a new city of Eastwood — leaving the identities of interest groups in the dark.
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Deputy Chief of Staff Keisha Dorsey filed two ethics complaints against the city on claims of a hostile work environment and systemic discrimination.
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Councilmember Bill Hollander's ordinance filed Monday seeks to create transparency for lobbying at the council and executive agencies, such as the mayor's office.
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The laws address topics including concealed carry, free speech and pregnancy.