Legislators fight for prison reform in latest Democratic-backed Senate budget bill in New York
Sen. Dan Stec says he'll vote down any budget bills that don't lead to increased safety protections for correctional officers ...
These new state laws take effect in New York this March
A new law, sponsored by State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-North Shore/South Brooklyn), will require judges and district ...
Senate Dems slammed for trying to ‘water down’ Gov. Hochul’s school smartphone ban: ‘Almost meaningless’
Backers of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools are flunking Democrats in the ...
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New York Mourns the Loss of Trailblazing Former Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff
New York mourns former Congresswoman Nita Lowey, who passed away at 87. Governor Hochul orders flags at half-staff to honor ...
New York lawmakers push back on Hochul’s ‘bell-to-bell’ cell phone ban
In the senate’s one-house budget resolution, a response to Hochul’s proposed executive budget, lawmakers argued that school ...
Here Are the Senate Democrats Who Helped Republicans Avert a Shutdown
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...
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DSS, NIA probe Akpoti-Uduaghan’s attendance of IPU meeting in New York — REPORT
The Department of State Services, DSS, and the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, are reportedly probing how Natasha ...
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State senators weigh impact of One-House Bill
The New York State Senate has passed its One-House Budget Resolution. Local state senators see both wins in the resolution, and work that still needs to be done.
Seeing Political Red Meat, Texas May Rename the New York Strip Steak
Marc and Greg Sherry, who own the longest-running steakhouse in the city, the Old Homestead on Ninth Avenue, are so proud of ...