Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill last week that would have granted expansions of retirement programs for corrections officers and sheriff’s deputies. The bills (S.1850/A.6377), sponsored by Sen. Robert Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, and in the Assembly by Peter Abbate, D-Brooklyn, were passed by the Legislature just before the end of […]
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Fewer two-house bills passed in 2017, continuing long-term decline
The 2017 legislative session saw a decline in the number of “same-as” bills passed by both houses, according to a new analysis by the New York Public Interest Research Group. For the period from January through June of this year, 606 bills passed both houses of the Legislature and the […]
Doctors, business groups urge Cuomo to veto malpractice bill
A coalition of business groups and medical professionals is pushing for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to veto a bill that would redefine the statute of limitations on certain types of medical malpractice. Known as Lavern’s Law, the bill (S.6800/A.8516) would allow cancer patients to file lawsuits starting from the day they […]