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In fight against invasive species, lawmakers eye stricter boat cleaning rules
Boats can be a carrier of invasive species if they're not properly cleaned, but legislation making its way through the Capitol could protect Adirondack bodies of water from this threat.
Removing the veil of secrecy from high-profile grand jury proceedings
Assemblymember Danny O'Donnell explains why he wants to make high-profile grand jury proceedings available to the public.
Is NY’s public health emergency over? GOP lawmakers say it is
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay - along with his GOP colleagues - says it's safe to return to business as usual.
Environmentalists oppose ‘unqualified’ Cuomo nominees to powerful state panel
A coalition emerges to oppose Gov. Andrew Cuomo's latest appointments to the Public Service Commission.
Learning from the public health mistakes of New York’s past
If you want to avoid repeating your past, you have to learn from it.
Environmentalists eye more land for conservation
The Nature Conservancy's Jessica Ottney Mahar discusses legislation that would put New York on track to set aside 30 percent of our land for conservation by 2030.
Electric-vehicle makers envision their own dealerships throughout New York
June 8, 2021 - In the future, New Yorkers may all be driving electric vehicles, but - based on
Clearing the slate for trafficking survivors
June 7, 2021 - Leigh Latimer and Abigail Swenstein, of the Legal Aid Society's Exploitation Intervention Project, discuss the
Lawmakers OK new legal protections from debt collectors
June 7, 2021 - Senate Consumer Protection Committee Chair Kevin Thomas, a Long Island Democrat, explains how lawmakers are













