Pet dealers in New York would no longer be able to sell dogs or cats bred in “puppy mills” or “kitten mills” if a bill proposed by Sen. Michael Gianaris and Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell is passed. The bill, (S.7711/A.09946), sponsored by Gianaris, D-Queens, and O’Donnell, D-Manhattan, would ban pet stores […]
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Lawmaker asks State Ed to update HIV/AIDS curriculum; revise teacher training
Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, a Manhattan Democrat and sponsor of the Dignity for All Students Act, wants to change the way teachers are trained to detect bullying and harassment and improve the quality of HIV/AIDS education in high schools. In a letter to Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, O’Donnell laid out […]
As more states offend NY’s sensibilities, assemblyman calls for blanket travel ban
Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, D-Manhattan is, for the third time, pushing for the passage of a bill that would ban state funded travel to places that discriminate. Bill A.6913 directs the new York state comptroller to prohibit payment of any travel to, from, or within a state that allows businesses […]