State addresses legal obstacles to new marijuana dispensaries
A legal log jam blocking the rollout of hundreds of marijuana dispensaries appears to have been resolve by the state.
Business interest stress flexibility with emissions restrictions
The Citizens Budget Commission has ideas for the Hochul administration on how to craft a cap-and-invest plan.
Pre-trial services stretched thin in recent years
Assemblymember Anna Kelles makes the case for improving the quality of pre-trial services provided around the state.
State postpones rollout of controversial home care screening
The Hochul administration is hitting pause on the use of a home care vetting tool for existing Medicaid patients.
Commission advises new pathways to high school diploma
A reduced emphasis on Regents exams and consolidated diploma options could be in store for New York.
Ombudsman proposed to oversee New York’s prisons
State Sen. Julia Salazar makes the case for creating a new layer of government bureaucracy to oversee prisons and jails.
New York’s gestational surrogacy system eyed for update
State Sen. Liz Krueger wants to update the rules and regulations governing gestational surrogacy in New York.
Empowering communities to combat invasive animals
Sen. Dan Stec explains a new law he sponsored that empowers towns to combat invasive animals in their community.
Smoothing out access to energy bill assistance
The Public Utility Law Project is pushing to ensure eligible New Yorkers receive a range of heating assistance.
Opportunities to support transgender New Yorkers
The New Pride Agenda highlights what the state is doing - and could be doing - to support transgender New Yorkers.
