New York State Legislature

For many years, New York’s campaign finance laws have been mocked. Appropriately so.

This week, Governor Cuomo is expected to resign effective just before midnight Monday into Tuesday. The current Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul will be sworn in as the state’s first woman governor. Cuomo is leaving office under a cloud – a devastating report issued by the state’s Attorney General documented claims of sexual harassment and a “toxic” environment in the governor’s office.

Environmental groups say there were some wins in the recently concluded New York State legislative session, including a new constitutional amendment…

Earlier this month, in the final days of the New York State legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill to establish a commission to prepare for…

The 2021 New York legislative session is in its final hours, with many items yet to be resolved. Criminal justice reforms continue to dominate at the end…

This week the New York State Senate approved a measure to allow adult survivors of sexual harassment and assault to bring their abusers to court.…

As the New York State legislative session draws to a close, lawmakers are considering several criminal justice changes, including what’s known as clean…

Democrats who lead the New York State legislature are moving ahead with several criminal justice reforms in the remaining weeks of the 2021 session. But…

The New York state legislature is scheduled to end its session in mid-June. Lawmakers have a long list of priorities they hope to finish before…

Supporters say a bill in the New York State legislature for adult survivors of sexual abuse that’s modeled after New York’s Child Victims Act has a good…