As I remember it, I thought up the idea of The Legislative Gazette towards the end of 1977. I was in the shower when the idea came to me. I was already running the highly regarded New Paltz internship in New York State government as a professor in the Political […]
Month: March 2018
Senate Democrats propose campaign finance reform bills
The New York State Senate Democratic Conference is sponsoring eight bills they say will bring about stronger campaign finance regulations. A 2015 study by the Center for Public Integrity graded New York a D- in a state integrity investigation and ranked New York 31st in the nation for public accountability. […]
Students urge legislators to help in fight for higher ed. funding
College students, professors and other education advocacy groups are speaking out against education opportunity program budget cuts proposed in the Executive Budget. Groups such as the New York Public Interest Group and their allies want more funding for Educational Opportunity Programs, Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge and CUNY’s Accelerated […]
Child care advocates say budget funding falls short of expectations and needs
Despite Gov. Cuomo’s promise to protect the rights of working people — namely women and people of color in New York during his State of the State address — a group called the Empire State Campaign for Child Care is questioning Cuomo’s commitment to this promise. Earlier this session, the […]
Parkland shooting mobilizes senator to introduce new school safety bill
Sen. James Tedisco, R-Glenville, is calling for new legislation that would introduce the Guardians for Schools New York State license plate to help fund resources that would improve school safety. The bill (S.7847) would create a fund directly through the purchase and re-registration of Guardians for Schools license plates. Custom […]
AARP pushing for new form of retirement plans
According to the New York AARP chapter, there are about 3.5 million people in the state who currently do not have a retirement plan set up with their employers. AARP New York is looking to change this number by getting the Secure Choice Program in the final 2018-19 budget. The […]
New bill would allow for legal sports betting in NY if federal ban is lifted
Sen. John Bonacic, R-Mount Hope, introduced legislation that would allow sports betting and mobile sports wagering in New York. The new bill (S.7900) would update existing laws to allow four upstate casino resorts to conduct sports betting if and when federal law no longer prohibits it. States interested in allowing […]
Gov. Cuomo’s letter to Trump on gun control and the NRA
Governor Andrew Cuomo issued the following open letter to President Trump on Wednesday March 7, 2018: Dear Mr. President, The old adage is right: “go with your first instinct.” Your White House meeting with bipartisan federal legislators right after the Florida massacre appeared and was unscripted and productive. You essentially […]