A bill that would address the alarming trend of homeless veterans has been amended twice and is seeing movement in the Assembly. The bill (S.02575-b/A.00434-b) is sponsored by Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, D-Fresh Meadows, and Sen. Kevin Parker, D-Flatbush. If passed, the legislation would require that the state conduct a […]
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Time to expand NY’s medical marijuana law?
Advocates for expanded access to medical marijuana are pushing a slate of bills that would give more patients access to the drug, reduce the cost of prescriptions and create more dispensaries across the state. It’s been nearly two years since Gov. Andrew Cuomo passed the Compassionate Care Act. As of […]
NYC housing a sticking point this session
Months after the death of the contentious 421-a tax abatement, lawmakers in Albany can’t agree on how to replace it. The 421-a property tax exemption program, which gives New York City developers tax exemption for building a multi-unit residential project on vacant land, expired in January. It was created […]
Senate bills aim to get more NY’ers on organ donor list
The New York State Senate recognized the month of April as “National Donate Life” month. Legislation is in the works and the house also passed a resolution to get more New Yorkers to become organ donors. A collection of bills, drafted in hopes of increasing the number of New Yorkers […]
Budget allocates $75,000 to fight transgender discrimination
Transgender New Yorkers still face discrimination, whether it be in the workplace, at school or in housing. To help fight such discrimination, Assembly members Deborah Glick and Daniel O’Donnell have announced funding that will allow more members of the transgender community access to civil legal services. The budget will […]
Lottery and VLT revenue smashes previous records; $3.3B going to schools
The New York State Gaming Commission announced that New York Lottery sales and winnings from video lottery terminal games brought in a combined total of $9.69 billion in revenue for the fiscal year that ended March 31. The number smashed all previous years’ records and the New York Lottery […]
AARP NY members dissecting candidates’ Social Security plans
With Trump winning a commanding victory among Republican voters in New York last week, members of AARP New York are expressing their concerns regarding a lack of details about his Social Security plan. Currently, Donald Trump is the only candidate who has not outlined a plan to make Social Security […]
NY Dems energized
National and state Democrats say they are energized by last night’s victory of Hillary Clinton and capturing another seat in the state Senate that used to belong to ousted Majority Leader Dean Skelos. According to unofficial results by the New York State Board of Elections, New York’s former U.S. Senator […]