As riding season approaches, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, R-Endwell, and other sympathetic lawmakers are sponsoring an array of bills aimed at protecting bikers. The group American Bikers Aimed Toward Education will be riding to the Capitol on May 15 for a “freedom rally” to promote the interests of motorcyclists across the […]
Policy
Far-reaching bill package is aimed at curbing gun violence
Legislators were joined by New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, students and families affected by gun violence to announce bills and proposals aimed at further curbing gun deaths in New York. The ten bill package was presented by Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, D-Manhattan, the chair of New York legislators for Gun Violence […]
Assemblyman looking to protect New York’s Pine Barrens
Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo, R-New Suffolk, is introducing legislation to expand the Long Island Pine Barrens by approximately 800 acres, which will include the Mastic Woods and the lands surrounding the Old Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant. By crafting this legislation, Palumbo hopes to preserve the bucolic nature of the Long Island […]
Legislators seek to make Kendra’s Law permanent
Nearly 20 years ago, 32 year old Kendra Webdale was tragically pushed in front of a subway train by a man with untreated schizophrenia roaming the streets of New York City. Now, lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would prevent Kendra’s Law, which provides services for the mentally […]
Proposed law raises the age to purchase tobacco across the state
Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-Manhattan, is sponsoring a bill (A.273) that will increase the age required to purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old statewide. New York City and Suffolk, Albany, Schenectady, Chautauqua and Cortland counties already require tobacco purchasers to be 21 years old. Nassau and Onondaga […]
Legislation aims to close the wage gap
A bill introduced by Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, D-Ossining, and Senator David Carlucci, D-Clarkstown, would ban employers from inquiring about an applicant’s previous salary when applying or interviewing for a job. The bill (A6707, S5233) would prevent hiring managers from utilizing this information when determining a new employee’s wages, which legislators […]
Lawmakers say: “Release the returns”
For the first time in more than a generation, a sitting president has refused to release his tax returns to the public, even as a candidate. Former President Richard Nixon began the tradition for presidents to do so in 1969, and in 1973 Nixon told reporters, “People have […]
Local land banks get $20.9 million in grants from AG’s Office
Using funds from banks that played a part in the national housing crisis, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced $20.9 million in new grants for 19 land banks statewide — programs aimed at putting abandoned properties back on the tax rolls. This brings the total funding to $57 million for such […]