Progressive groups squeeze NY lawmakers over discovery law, involuntary commitments — holding up state budget
The budget impasse comes after lefty groups mounted a pressure campaign involving well-paid backroom lobbying in Albany and ...
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State lawmakers miss budget deadline over failure to agree on four policies
New York State missed its 2025 budget deadline when the clock turned midnight on Tuesday, with the State Legislature failing ...
New York moves toward statewide cellphone ban in schools
New York is on the verge of becoming the next state to ban cellphone use during school hours — a victory for its Democratic governor who has been pushing to drastically limit the “endless disruptions ...
New Yorkers must pray that the state budget standstill lasts for a good long time
The longer they’re at loggerheads over policy issues, the greater the chance some power player will admit to these dangers ...
The Daily Dirt: State budget doesn’t promise big housing year
Last year’s state budget included a ton of housing-related items, including 485x, good cause eviction, a tax break for office ...
New Yorkers living with disability face a crisis. We have to protect them | Opinion
Kathryn Jerian is the vice president of New York Disability Advocates, a statewide coalition of 330 non-profit disability ...
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Griffo joins fellow Senate Republicans in protest letter over fired corrections officers
New York State Senate Republicans, including Joe Griffo, of Rome, have written a protest letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul asking ...
The push to create equity in New York’s organ transplant system
Organ donor advocates in New York are looking to repeal a 35-year-old ban that prevents New Yorkers in need of an organ transplant from enlisting at multiple transplant centers in the state.
New York budget talks stalled over changes to pretrial laws
New York’s $252 billion state budget is being held up by Democratic infighting between Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative ...
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New York State Lawmakers Warn of ‘Chaos’ and a ‘Mass Exodus’ After Limit on Outside Incomes Is Upheld
Lawmakers say there are 26 Assembly members and 12 state senators who would have to either resign or give up their outside ...
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New York lawmakers introduce Bill to help new employees manage student loan debt
The New York State Senate has passed a critical piece of legislation aimed at addressing the student loan debt crisis ...
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Bill to address problem gambling in New York gains Senate approval
The New York State Senate has passed Senate Bill S.3632, which aims to address the growing issue of problem gambling ...