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Assembly Veterans' Affairs Committee Chair Didi Barrett breaks down a slew of bills approved by state lawmakers.

It’s been another busy year for Democratic lawmakers’ efforts to make voting easier.

Assemblymember Amy Paulin, a Westchester County Democrat, talks about two of her bills that were approved by state lawmakers and are designed to reduce gun violence by limiting who can purchase firearms.

Becky Preve, executive director of the Association on Aging in New York, discusses the rise in elder abuse during the pandemic, the different forms of elder abuse and what the state is doing to fight back.

In the pursuit of healthy food in the bellies of more New Yorkers, Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation requiring the Cuomo administration to adopt a healthy food standard that would inform what food is prepared and sold at state entities.

New York State Building Trades Council President Gary LaBarbera will discuss his union's victories during the recently completed legislative session.

Rob Rosborough, author of the New York Appeals blog, will break down a lawsuit against a nursing home stemming from the death of a married couple last year who contracted COVID-19.

New York League of Conservation Voters President Julie Tighe talks about the environmental measures that got done this legislative session - a stricter drinking water standard in schools - and the bills that didn't - CCIA, clean fuel standard and more.

The New York Civil Liberties Union's Allie Bohm and the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund's Charlie Arrowood, discuss the measures included in the Gender Recognition Act.