Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month and lawmakers are taking time to address some of New York’s questionable laws surrounding sex crimes with the help of organizations aimed at supporting survivors. Under current New York law, a person who becomes voluntarily intoxicated and is then sexually assaulted does […]
On Tuesday, Jan. 30, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law expanding the legal definition of rape to include a number of different types of nonconsensual sexual contact in New York state. Prior to the signing of Legislation S.3161/A.3340, the law described rape as only vaginal penetration by a […]