Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
With more than 215 confirmed cases of measles reported in New York state this winter, lawmakers are taking steps to permit children 14 and older to get immunizations that are currently required by law, without parental consent. The anti-vaccination movement in recent years has led to a resurgence of diseases […]
Since the death of a 13-year-old Fort Edward boy in 2015, legislators have been attempting to reform the way school administrators handle cases of bullying. Jacobe Taras, a student at Oliver W. Winch Middle School in the South Glens Falls Central School District, took his own life in 2015 after […]