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Gov. Andrew Cuomo renamed the state university’s central administration building in Albany after recently retired SUNY Chairman H. Carl McCall. In addition to the building renaming, Cuomo awarded McCall the Governor’s Medal of Public Service for his 50 years of public service during which time he served as chairman of […]
A bill aimed at providing veterans with easier access to state parks and wildlife areas passed the Assembly on February 13 and is awaiting a floor vote in the Senate. The bill (S.6706-a/A.8094-a), sponsored by Sen. Brian Benjamin and Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, would require a study on the barriers that […]
Bail reforms passed in the 2019-2020 budget and took effect January 1. Since then, it has become one of the most contentious issues in Albany this session. Critics of the reforms argue that the new bail regulations threaten public safety by letting potentially dangerous criminals back on the street. […]
On February 14, 2020 Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched a brand new campaign to eliminate gender-based price discrimination, otherwise known as the”pink tax.” Historically, women pay substantially more than men for near-identical personal care and hygiene products; toys, bikes, helmets and backpacks; clothing; and even services such as tailoring, dry-cleaning and […]
Rockland County Senator David Carlucci is hoping to restore funding to promote organ donation in New York state. Carlucci, D-New City, stood with advocates from Donate Life on Monday, February 3 to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his fellow lawmakers to find $725,000 to address a deficiency in organ donation […]
Editor’s note: Ophelia Xie is a student at SUNY New Paltz who is interning at The Legislative Gazette for the spring 2020 semester. In this first-person story, she recounts her experiences in China during the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. I have not celebrated the Lunar New Year for seven […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday confirmed another person was found to be infected with COVID-19 in the United States. However, based on updated information from State Health officials, there are still no confirmed cases in New York. According to the New York State Department of […]
But wait, we are seeing history unfold before our very eyes. We are witnessing our unique form of American government as it falls to a despot who is supported by a good part of our mostly white population. These people will do anything to stop the control of government by […]