February, 2020 - The Capitol Pressroom

Feb. 5, 2020: New NYSBA report outlines support for recreational marijuana

By Addy Szczerba|2021-03-11T20:10:25-05:00February 5th, 2020|

A new report from the New York State Bar Association has come out in support of the legalization of

By Addy Szczerba|2021-03-11T20:09:18-05:00February 5th, 2020|

Glenn Liebman, CEO of the Mental Health Association in New York State, weighed in on the Governor’s budget proposal

By Addy Szczerba|2021-03-11T20:08:29-05:00February 5th, 2020|

The changes to the state’s bail laws passed by the state legislature last year have become a hot button

By Addy Szczerba|2021-03-11T20:07:41-05:00February 4th, 2020|

Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck), chair of the Senate Commerce, Economic Development, and Small Business Committee, stopped by to

By Addy Szczerba|2021-03-11T20:06:56-05:00February 4th, 2020|

Brendan Lyons, Senior Editor at the Times Union, filled us in on a story he is following on the

By Addy Szczerba|2021-03-11T20:06:03-05:00February 4th, 2020|

Budget hearing season in Albany is still going strong with Monday’s hearing on mental health. Assembly Mental Health Committee

By Addy Szczerba|2021-03-11T20:05:15-05:00February 3rd, 2020|

What is the New York Farm Bureau watching for this legislative session? The organization’s Director of Public Policy, Jeff

By Addy Szczerba|2021-03-11T20:03:47-05:00February 3rd, 2020|

How can 1998's Master Settlement Agreement with the Big Tobacco companies inform the legal fights on the opioid crisis?

By Addy Szczerba|2021-03-11T19:53:32-05:00February 3rd, 2020|

On Tuesday, legislators will hear testimony on the Governor’s proposed higher education budget and other proposals which include an

By Addy Szczerba|2021-03-11T19:48:14-05:00February 3rd, 2020|

Following unionization efforts by New York City Council workers, Asm. Dan Quart (D-Manhattan) has introduced legislation to allow legislative