Capitol Bureau

The League of Women Voters and Citizens Union say the June and August primaries should be combined into one date to save money and improve voter turnout.

Supporters of a bill to allow adult survivors of sexual abuse their day in court have gown impatient with the New York state Assembly, and Speaker Carl Heastie, where the measure is stalled.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is freeing up $35 million dollars to help out of state patients seeking abortions in New York , should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v Wade

New York's attorney general wants a fund to pay for people from other states seeking abortions here, if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade.

Advocates for legalizing medical aid in dying recently lobbied at the New York State Capitol. The bill has yet to make it out of committee in 2022.

Governor Hochul says she'll ask the federal government for help in what is expected to be an influx of people seeking abortions in New York if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade.

One day after a leaked US Supreme Court document indicated that the court is poised to strike down the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade, Governor Kathy Hochul strongly defended a woman’s right to choose abortion, rallying with Planned Parenthood and supporters at the Capitol, and delivering a warning to opponents.

Delgado replaces the disgraced former LG, Brian Benjamin, who faces corruption charges and who resigned in April.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul reacted to the Politico report that the U.S. Supreme Court has voted to overturn the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v Wade, saying New York will help women from states where the procedure is outlawed.

New York's disgraced former lieutenant governor, Brian Benjamin, is now out of the primary election, after the legislature votes to allow candidates who are charged with crimes to remove their name from the ballot