Heading to Albany: A second senate stint for a Long Island Republican
Long Island Republican Jack Martins is returning to the state Senate in 2023, having previously served from 2011 to 2016.
Hochul administration rejects investments in overdose prevention centers
Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration is rejecting a recommendation from a state advisory panel to invest funds obtained from legal settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributers into overdose prevention centers, as part of an investment in harm reduction measures to
2021 Television Diary
Take a break from state government and read what host David Lombardo watched on tv in 2021.
State releases long-awaited plan for eliminating hepatitis C
More than two years after a hepatitis c elimination task force last convened, the DOH releases their report
Coronavirus Coverage
Coronavirus Coverage Wednesday 5/13: Inside the Room: Cuomo advisor discusses NY’s COVID-19 response: Click Here Stanford professor explains how antibody tests work and what we can learn from them: Click Here Open for Business?
Cuomo admin ignores legislative inquiry into overdose deaths during pandemic
Sept. 16, 2020 - The legislature is continuing their series of hearings on the effects of COVID-19. Asm. Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan), chair of the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, recapped her committee’s hearing on the effects
March 9, 2020: Expanding access to medication assisted treatment
Medication assisted treatment can help a person living with a substance use disorder through the process of ending their use of substances like opioids, tobacco, or alcohol. Sen. Pete Harckham (D-South Salem), chair of the Senate Alcoholism and
