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Aid in Dying legislation received momentous support from religious leaders of various denominations Monday, urging passage of the proposal, which 67 percent of Americans support, according to a survey by Life Way research. The bill, (A.2383/S.3151) proposed in January by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale, and Senator Diane Savino, D-Staten Island, […]
Progressive lawmakers and the governor are renewing their push to reform the state’s juvenile criminal justice system, picking up where they left off last June when the session ended with no change to the law. New York and North Carolina are the only two states that automatically prosecute 16- and […]
Less than 48 hours after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, thousands of New Yorkers marched in solidarity on Jan. 21. Megan Sperry, a professor of Digital Media and Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz, attended the Women’s March in Albany. In an interview […]
On Feb. 6, SUNY New Paltz President Donald Christian held a Q&A session with financial journalist Rob Cox, the 2017 James H. Ottaway Seminar professor. Students and faculty were invited to the Honors Center at the college to learn about Cox’s unique journalism experiences and how they inform the […]
The Senate Democratic Conference presented the second legislative package in their “resistance agenda,” this time to expand voting accessibility and voter rights in New York. The package includes nine pieces of legislation to expand voting rights, including proposals for early voting, easier party enrollment, and modernization of voting methods, as […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law Tuesday that nullifies a controversial bag tax in New York City that was set to go into effect today. The state law places a moratorium on the adoption or implementation of any local law that charges a fee on shopping bags until a task […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a constitutional amendment that would permanently codify Roe v. Wade protections, assuring the continuation of pro-choice laws in New York regardless of what happens at the federal level. He announced the plan at the Family Planning Advocates annual Day of Action on Jan. 30 in […]
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan was among several state lawmakers who made an appearance at the annual Charter School Advocacy Day in support of increasing state funding for the charter school system. Hundreds of students, parents and charter school advocates rallied in the state Convention Center to hear guest […]