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A bill requiring the Commissioner of Health to report opioid overdose data, has passed both the Assembly and Senate. The legislation, S.6516-a/A.9251-a requires the Health Department to report data on opioid overdoses on a per-county basis annually on or before October 1. The data would be posted on the […]
There is a simple reason why Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have done so well in this election. People are sick to death of the political class. We all know that the game is loaded and those who get elected haven’t the will, the guts, or the resolve to […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced several precautionary steps being taken by state agencies following the shooting in Orlando, Fla. early Sunday morning. As of Monday morning, police have identified 48 of the 49 victims and authorities are trying to determine the exact nature of the relationship between the shooter — […]
League of Conservation Voters say Colgate Palmolive is actively fighting legislation A bill on its third reading in the Senate would ban the sale of housewares, cleaners and health and beauty products containing triclosan, an antibacterial agent currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But […]
Environment, health care top issues for Dems; National defense, jobs, deficit top issues for Republicans The Democratic and Republican frontrunners are starting to pull away in the race for the 19th Congressional District seat, but don’t expect the campaign ads to end anytime soon. With three weeks until Republicans […]
Both houses of the Legislature have passed a bill that would make it easier for school districts to buy local food for their lunch programs. Specifically, the bill amends general municipal law to allow school districts to purchase food from small producer and grower associations or to make purchases […]
The Senate and Assembly have passed a bill that seeks to save lives in emergency situations by making life-saving devices available in more public places. This bill would authorize, but not mandate, public venues such as restaurants, youth organizations, sports leagues, theme parks, sports arenas, day care and educational […]
The current joke in Albany is that while most people think that AG stands for Attorney General, it really means “almost governor.” That’s because lately the Attorney General is next up to be governor. Eric Schneiderman, the current Attorney General, must be measuring the curtains in the governor’s office. […]
