New legislation codifies access to assisted suicide for terminally ill New Yorkers The New York State Assembly has passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which would allow a terminally ill patient to request medication to end their lives peacefully (A.136, Paulin). “This is about giving individuals autonomy, dignity and choice at the end of […]
Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday evening that a tentative budget agreement has been reached with state lawmakers. The 2026 budget, under state law, was supposed to be approved by April 1. The budget deal, said to be around $254 billion, includes several non-spending policy matters including a bell-to-bell cell phone ban in school for most […]
Congressman Mike Lawler (R NY 17) knew he was in for a rough night. During last Sunday’s town hall, the first of four assemblies planned throughout his district, Lawler faced boos, jeers, sporadic applause, and more than a few unsolicited questions from audience members demanding that the Congressman take a hard line against the Trump […]