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New York restricts working relationships with ICE
Assemblymember Catalina Cruz discusses new laws redefining the relationship between local law enforcement and immigration officials.
Cannabis regulators solicit feedback from young New Yorkers
NY OCM Chief Medical Officer Dr. June Chin discusses the findings from a listening tour that solicited feedback from young people.
What’s next for New York’s wetland protections?
The Hochul administration isn't challenging a court ruling limiting wetland protection regulations. So what comes next?
Farmers want to preserve access to controversial herbicide
New York Farm Bureau's Renée St. Jacques argues against restricting the use of a herbicide banned in dozens of countries.
Rethinking the power of the Adirondack Park Agency Act
Protect the Adirondacks Executive Director Claudia Braymer wants to update state law governing state-land in the Adirondacks.
Closing the ‘Epstein Loophole’ in state sex trafficking laws
Assemblymember Pamela Hunter wants to expand state law to make it easier for prosecutors to bring charges against sex traffickers.
The case for defining antisemitism in state law
National Jewish Advocacy Center CEO Mark Goldfeder wants to write into state law a controversial definition of antisemitism.
The state of New York’s dams
We explore the state of dams in New York and how best to oversee their maintenance or removal.
New York weighs ban on reselling concert tickets for profit
State Sen. James Skoufis discusses the effort to adopt more consumer friendly regulations for live-event ticket purchasing.
