Hochul's announcement is expected to be about the SAFE for Kids Act, which would restrict addictive algorithmic social media feeds for minors. There's a push to pass the bill before session ends the first week of June

Senate is set to vote on legislation responding to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein's conviction, to allow testimony in sexual offense trials on past alleged sexual misconduct, even when it hasnt been charged or is unrelated to the current charges

I may be senior state politics reporter now, but I gotta come down from Albany for one more charter revision commission job

MENA coalition Malikah and state lawmakers are advancing legislation that would differentiate Middle Eastern and North African New Yorkers from other ethnicities in state data.

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Supporters of “Medical Aid in Dying” legislation being removed from Assembly chamber after interrupting floor proceedings with chants…

New: Brooklyn Sen. Kevin Parker won't face charges for his altercation with disability rights advocate Michael Carey last week.

Carey says the two spoke on Friday and smoothed things over.

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Gov. Hochul lauds the Court of Appeals decision upholding 2017 state regulations that require insurers to cover abortion care, calling it 'a critical step towards protecting these fundamental rights.' The regulations were also codified into law in 2022

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is backing the state-level Not On Our Dime Act, which bans New York charities from funding Israeli settlements.

Elon finally did it, that mad man (I hate it)

Last week, the state Public Campaign Finance Board approved the first $3.6 million in public matching funds for upcoming legislative races that should be headed into the accounts of 37 candidates now or in the coming days cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/…

State Sen. Iwen Chu pens a letter to Mayor Adams signed by 36 of her biparisan state legislative colleagues from inside and outside NYC calling on hizzoner to refuse cuts to libraries

The TREES Act (renamed this year from from the much wordier Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act) has passed both chambers again after Hochul vetoed it last year. It contained some tweaks to address some of her concerns listed in the veto

Do fax machines still serve any purpose other than rupturing your eardrums when you accidentally call one?

The state Senate just passed this bill today for the second year, though the Assembly has not acted on it

The Coverage for All bill, which would require the state DOH to seek a federal waiver to make undocumented New Yorkers eligible for health insurance through the Essential Plan, has officially gained its first Republican co-sponsor in Assembly Member Scott Bendett

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