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Senate Hears Nine Hours of Testimony About Cannabis Retail Market
Legislative Gazette file photo by Kaitlyn Newman Sen. Michelle Hinchey, at podium, the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is joined by Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, left, and Sen. Jeremy Cooney ...
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Under new law, local governments must post meeting minutes online within 14 days - The Legislative Gazette
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law that mandates public bodies to post meeting minutes online within 14 days of a meeting. This legislation (S.4704-a/A.1108-a) originated from the New York Coalition ...
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Four Bills Would Drastically Improve NY’s Freedom of Information Laws - The Legislative Gazette
Photo courtesy of Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, via X From left, Sen. John Liu, NYPIRG’s Executive Director Blair Horner, and Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal celebrate Sunshine Week by announcing four bills that ...
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Senate Investigations Committee chair launches widespread probe into rising utility costs - The Legislative Gazette
Photo courtesy of the New York State Senate Central Hudson customer and New Windsor resident Vivian Milczarski speaks outside her home on March 4, 2022. Sen. James Skoufis, right, the chair of the ...
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Hochul and Erie County Officials Celebrate Construction Milestone At New Bills Stadium - The Legislative Gazette
Photos by Mike Groll, courtesy of the Governor’s Office Earlier this month, the Buffalo Bills and Erie County marked a major construction milestone with the final beam of structural steel being put ...
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Corrections Union Asks For Urgent Meeting With DOCCS
Legislative Gazette file photo The union representing corrections officers in New York is requesting a meeting with the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to confront a range of ...
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Supreme Court hears challenge to New York’s concealed carry laws - The Legislative Gazette
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen case, regarding Americans’ ability to carry concealed, loaded firearms in public spaces with ...
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Anti-MAGA Group Urges Republican House Members to ‘Back Off Our Benefits’ - The Legislative Gazette
Legislative Gazette photo U.S. Army veteran Moises Montalvo speaks during the Albany stop on the “Back Off Our Benefits Tour,” warning Republican House members to “stop playing politics with our ...
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Facing Tough Questions, DEC Commissioner Touts Clean Water, Land Conservation and Superfund Program - The Legislative Gazette
Photo courtesy of the New York State Senate Senator Tom O’Mara, pictured at a budget hearing in Albany on January 28, 2025, said many of New York’s climate goals and energy efficiency guidelines ...
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Chief Judge Supports Bill That Gives "Second Look" at Long Prison Sentences - The Legislative Gazette
Legislative Gazette file photo The chief judge of New York State’s highest court, Rowan Wilson, presented his annual State of the Judiciary address at the Court of Appeals in Albany on Monday, ...
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Health advocates urge Cuomo to fund Medicaid, other health programs with higher tobacco taxes - The Legislative Gazette
Thirty-one public health organizations, including the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association, addressed Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a letter, urging him to maintain funding for ...
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Lawmakers Want to Decriminalize Adult Consensual Sex Work
Current and former sex workers, advocates and Legislators alike show their support for the decimalization of sex work in New York. Photo by Alexander Thomas A sea of red accessories, lipstick, ...