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Revised bill contains new assurances that only mentally competent patients could request life-ending drug Four state lawmakers on Monday announced they are re-introducing a bill that would allow physician-assisted suicide for mentally competent, terminally ill patients in New York state. Sen. Diane Savino, D-Staten Island; Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale; […]
One of the most interesting things to happen during the Senate confirmation hearings was the number of Trump appointees who appeared to disagree with the campaign rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump. As a group, there was disagreement with Trump about water boarding, the building of a wall between the […]
Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, D-Greenburgh, has introduced a bill (A. 456) that would ban gun shows on public property. Abinanti introduced his bill after Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino authorized the first gun show at the Westchester County Center in four years. On Thursday, January 19, Astorino vetoed a Westchester […]
Cuomo proposes full-time Legislature, term limits, easier voting and public campaign funding In his sixth and final State of the State Address in Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined a plan to limit outside income of lawmakers, create a full-time Legislature, impose term limits for elected officials and make it […]
Senate Finance Committee Chair Catharine Young and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chair Herman Farrell, Jr. announced the Joint Legislative Hearing Schedule on the 2017-2018 Executive Budget proposal. These hearings, each of which focuses on a programmatic area, are intended to provide the appropriate legislative committees with public input […]
On Tuesday evening at the state Capitol, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled the proposed 2017-2018 Executive Budget, which for the seventh consecutive year, would hold spending growth below 2 percent. Highlights of the proposed budget, which must be adopted by March 31, include: State Operating Funds spending is $98.06 billion […]
There are times that I scare myself. I have lost track of the number of times I’ve written that we have an obligation to offer free college education to those who qualify for entrance to our city and state universities. Governor Andrew Cuomo entered his office playing the role […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his sixth and final 2017 regional State of the State address in Albany on Wednesday afternoon. Below is a video of the address and a transcript of his speech. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you […]