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Interviews for the interim attorney general position officially concluded Wednesday around noon. Questions regarding topics such as workplace harassment, opioids, New York relations with the federal government, political party tribalism, civil rights and the status of American democracy dominated each interview. In addition to these topics, each candidate had uttered […]
For the second consecutive year, the Assembly has passed the Child Victims Act and advocates will be making a strong push to get it to a senate floor vote before the end of session. The legislation (A.5885-a) would amend the statute of limitations for criminal cases of childhood sexual abuse […]
With just nine days left before the state’s budget is due, Sen. Brad Hoylman, D-Manhattan, and other Democratic lawmakers are demanding that their version of the Child Victims Act (S.809) with a one-year look back window be included in the final budget. In recent years, many pieces of legislation similar […]
Legislators and environmental advocates say New York can be the national leader in the move to 100 percent renewable energy. Sen. Brad Hoylman, D-Manhattan, and Assemblyman William Colton, D-Brooklyn, are sponsors of a bill (S.5908/A.5105) that would require New York state to rely completely on renewable energy by 2032. While […]
There’s a new “Tide Pod challenge” before the state Legislature – pass a bill to end the dangerous fad before the end of session. Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas and Sen. Brad Hoylman have drafted a bill (S.100-a/A.4646-a) that would require child-resistant packaging, warning labels on containers, individual wrapping and uniform coloring […]
A coalition of lawmakers and gun control groups are coordinating their efforts this session to pass a law that would create “extreme risk” orders of protection to take guns away from dangerous individuals, at least temporarily, by a court order. State Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman, along with Assemblywoman […]
Survivors, legislators and children’s advocates are organizing early with the goal of finally getting the Child Victims Act across the finish line and on to the governor’s desk before the end of the 2018 legislative session. One group, New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators, kicked off its advocacy for the coming […]
Following Sunday’s mass shooting in a Texas church, Sen. Brad Hoylman is urging colleagues to take action on his legislation that would take guns away from domestic abusers. Hoylman, D-Manhattan, is calling on fellow senators to revisit and pass his Safe Homes Act (S.67) which would allow law enforcement […]