Assemblymember Jeff Gallahan and State Senator Mark Walczyk—proposed a DOGE-style Commission On Government Efficiency to ...

On March 4, 2025, the New York State Senate passed S1514, which would empower the commissioner of labor to issue stop-work ...

A bill that would ban sweepstakes gaming in the Empire State received a favorable vote on Tuesday. The New York Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering unanimously passed S5935, moving the legislation ...

Nita Lowey, the former New York congresswoman ... Jeffries said. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins also reflected on Lowey's legacy. "She was the role model, the mentor, the ...

Once sponsored by a representative, proposed legislation in New York goes through state committees for study, then scheduled for debate on the senate floor by New York lawmakers in Albany.

Statement of Kate Boicourt, Director for Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds program in New York-New Jersey, Environmental Defense Fund ...

They want Senate Democrats to include the proposals in the final state budget, arguing that New York deserves relief from the rising cost of living. Senate Republicans argued that their proposals ...

and that’s not happening,” he told a hearing of the State Senate Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business on Tuesday night. “I’ve been doing producing in New York for ...

The chairman of the New York State Senate Judiciary Committee and nonprofit watchdog Campaign for Accountability have also urged investigations. The complaint from members of the U.S. Senate ...

While the bill passed the New York State Senate and Assembly, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed it in December 2023. On February 10, 2025, Senator Ryan introduced a new bill (S4641) that narrows the ...

Even with the new majority support for the Elder Parole bill in the state Senate, getting additional criminal justice reforms both approved and signed this year will likely still prove to be a heavy ...

Despite increasing pressure on Pennsylvania lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana, adult residents likely won't be purchasing cannabis without a medical card anytime soon.