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With the prospect of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the New York Legislature has approved several measures to protect abortion providers. But a proposed equal rights amendment to the state’s constitution guaranteeing a right to the procedure remains stalled.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, in two national television appearances, said she’ll ask the federal government for aid to deal with the expected surge of people seeking abortions in New York if the Supreme Court acts on a draft opinion striking down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said the extender ensures that 62,000 state employees who work at hospitals, prisons and other institutional settings will be paid on time Wednesday.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending her proposed changes to the state’s 2019 landmark bail reform laws, writing an op-ed in a New York City tabloid, while the Speaker of the Assembly is casting doubt on whether the items will be part of the state budget, which is due in about a week.
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New York's mask mandate for public, indoor spaces that don't have a vaccination requirement will remain in effect for at least the next three days while a legal challenge against the rule is litigated before an appellate court.
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The clock is ticking for the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to come up with a set of new proposed maps for congressional and state Senate and Assembly districts after it failed to reach agreement earlier this month. The gridlock means state legislators are one step closer to drawing the maps themselves.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul, responding to strict new abortion laws in Texas, said Monday she’ll make New York a safe legal haven for women’s reproductive health.
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A new dynamic in Albany may be on the horizon. After Gov. Kathy Hochul formally took office Tuesday, she met behind closed doors with legislative leaders from both the State Senate and Assembly, setting the tone for a new relationship between the two branches of state government.
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The New York state legislature is scheduled to end its session in mid June. Lawmakers have a long list of priorities they hope to finish before…
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The New York State Legislature for the first time rescinded some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions that were put in place because of the COVID-19…