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Following multiple incidents of pets dying during their grooming sessions, Sen. Tony Avella, D-Queens, has introduced legislation (S.1569-a) that would require licensing and other regulations for pet groomers in New York. The legislation, which is co sponsored by Sens. Phil Boyle, R-Bay Shore, and José Serrano, D-Bronx, would regulate pet […]
New legislation announced Monday would help close loopholes that allow party insiders to hand select candidates, skirting the constituents of a district, in New York state elections. Sen. Tony Avella, D-Queens, has introduced two bills, S.6868 and S.2040, that aim to stop incumbents who choose to decline a nomination, or […]
Senator Tony Avella said he plans to reintroduce legislation in January that would keep neighborhoods safe from swarms of student drivers. The lack of any official law or policy about where driving schools can teach their students has led to certain residential neighborhoods being overrun by excessive numbers of […]