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Gaps in medical care for New Yorkers leaving prison
Among the challenges facing New Yorkers reentering communities after life behind bars is access to medical services.
Legislature promotes accountability in New York’s prisons
Democratic state lawmakers pushed through a package of prison reforms in the waning days of the legislative session in June.
Legislature wants safeguards on cutting-edge AI research
Assemblymember Alex Bores discusses his legislation putting guardrails on cutting-edge artificial intelligence research.
In the Albany lobbying trenches with Shontell Smith
The lobbying restrictions were off Shontell Smith this past legislative session, so we talked about her efforts to move bills at the Capitol.
Legislature approves incremental oversight of ‘lawsuit lending’
State lawmakers have taken incremental steps to regulate "lawsuit lending," but the latest legislation may have limited reach.
The costs and funding of universal child care
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to spend $1 million to identify sustainable revenue sources that could fund universal child care.
The benefits of government payouts to growing families
The state budget included $8.5 million to help a few thousand low-income families shoulder the cost of having a new baby.
Drug middlemen asked to pay their ‘fair share’
Assemblymember John McDonald, a Capital Region Democrat, makes the case for increasing costs on prescription drug middlemen.
Age protection added to state constitution is tested
A pair of judges argue a forced retirement age in New York violates the "Equal Rights Amendment" added to the state constitution.
