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Family farmers are speaking out against a labor bill they say could put many of them out of business. Passage of the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act (S.2837/A.2750) that has been introduced in the Senate and Assembly Labor Committees would increase labor costs on New York farms by 17 percent, or […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law on December 7 that requires all private schools in the state to report allegations of sexual abuse. Previously, only public schools were mandated to report these kinds of allegations. Assemblyman Dave McDonough, R-Merrick, was the original author of legislation that was signed […]
Lawmakers in the State Assembly have passed legislation that would change how teachers throughout the state are evaluated annually. The bill (A.10475) which was last week by a vote of 133-1, ultimately reduces how much influence state officials in Albany hold in the evaluation process. The changes would allow for […]