Cuomo Signs Legislation Protecting New Yorkers from Telemarketing by Text Message
Legislation (S.3941/A.6040) Adds Text Messages to State's Definition of Telemarketing in Addition to Robocalls, Giving New Yorkers More Protection Governor Andrew...
NAACP-NYCHA Branch Leaders and More than 1,000 Queens NYCHA Residents Endorse Catskills Renewable Connector
Best opportunity for State to deliver environmental justice to NYCHA residents and accelerate Ravenswood’s transition to clean energy Long Island...
Attorney General James Has Work Cut Out For Her
Let’s see if we can put ourselves in New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ head and figure out what...
Family Caregivers Face Significant Financial Strain, Spend $7,200+ Per Year – 26% of Income – on Average: New AARP Research
AARP Launches Nationwide Campaign Urging More Support for Family Caregivers, Passage of Bipartisan Federal Credit for Caring Act ALBANY, N.Y. – ...
Clean Path NY: Our Clean Energy Future is All Renewable, All New York
New York State has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to set our state on a path of prosperity and resilience and show...
VICTORY: ALBANY MED NURSES WIN LANDMARK FIRST CONTRACT
AMC-NYSNA nurses overwhelming approve their contract that delivers safe staffing, a voice in patient care, and financial security Nurses rejoice after...
Why People Hate the Legislature
Every once in a while, even after spending years watching them, I learn more about why people hate the legislature....
Time to Empower Working NYers to Start Saving; Governor Cuomo Should Act Now
As fewer companies offer pensions or even 401(k)s, too many hard-working New Yorkers lack a way to save for retirement...
Vulnerable New Yorkers Would be Disproportionately Hurt By Auto Dealers’ Effort to Sideline Brokers
Buying a vehicle is one of the biggest purchases many New Yorkers make in a given year – for some,...
ANDREW PAYS ATTENTION TO DETAILS
I guess I got it wrong. Maybe it wasn’t that big a deal. I thought it was a huge story...
Albany Fund for Education and The Salvation Army of Saratoga Springs Receive 1,000 Free Hotspots, Internet Service From AT&T to Help Address the Capital Region’s Homework Gap
Through free connectivity solutions, AT&T is breaking down barriers to remote learning and the homework gap for Capital Region students...
While quarantine closed down New York’s main street — it opened the digital economy for 518-area entrepreneurs
When Governor Cuomo signed the “New York State on PAUSE Act” on March 22nd, 2020, it served as an unfortunate...
New Mayor Needs Construction Czar
Priority number one for our newly elected Mayor must be to get the economy moving by creating jobs for New...
The Eyes of Texas are upon Chuck Schumer
Howdy, Partners! Senate Democrats, led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, are as nervous as a bunch of long-tailed cats in...
From Seed to Shelf: The Importance of Keeping the Hemp Supply Chain Local
New York’s recent legalization of adult-use cannabis has set the stage for the development of a model cannabis industry, setting...
PAROLE REFORM PASSES: STATEMENT FROM NYUJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALEXANDER HORWITZ ON THE PASSAGE OF THE “LESS IS MORE” ACT
Today, lawmakers in Albany passed legislation to enact the “Less is More” Act, a critical, commonsense reform that will begin fixing New...
On His Deathbed, A Doctor Asks Legislature to Pass Medical Aid in Dying Act
Dr. Milch passed away on June 4. He authored this OpEd two days before he died. His family wants to...
Wide Support to Protect Pollinators
Keeping our bees healthy in New York took a big step forward this week with the passage of Assembly bill...
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS ARE SMARTER THAN NEW YORK REPUBLICANS
I really have no idea how Republicans think. That includes the Trump variety and the non-Trump variety, particularly in New...
NY BILL BANNING KEY AGRICULTURE TOOL IS BAD POLICY FOR FARMERS AND CONSUMERS
S.699-B prohibits use of neonicotinoid treated seeds statewide; will negatively impact farmers, the environment, soil health, raise food costs and...
