Fireworks rules are reasonable and doableManhattan: After years of trying to get the City Council to create either a legislative committee on animal welfare issues or a separate department of animal affairs, a new Animal Welfare Caucus was launched in March led by Council Speaker Julie Menin and Councilman Harvey Epstein. Hopefully, this caucus of 19 members will plan strategies, discuss legislative issues and make policy decisions. However, it’s not clear how the caucus will work because there is no mission statement on the Council’s website. What is the mechanism by which New Yorkers can have their concerns considered? Will...
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