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New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie threw cold water on a bill that would require major energy companies to pay for climate change remediation, saying the measure could ultimately result in higher costs for utility ratepayers. -
As the New York state legislative session winds down, it appears unlikely that a bill will pass to close a legal loophole that led to the overturning of the rape conviction for former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing to regulate social media companies and how they use algorithms that she says negatively affect what children see in their feeds. -
When New York state lawmakers return from the Memorial Day holiday, they have just seven scheduled session days to complete their work for 2024. Several key initiatives, including climate change legislation, might be left on the table. -
As the New York state legislative session draws to a close, a new poll finds support for several items before the Senate and Assembly, including protecting children from harmful algorithms on social media. -
The scrutiny of Robert Rodriguez, the nominee to head the state’s Dormitory Authority, is the latest in a string of accusations of mismanagement surrounding the state’s troubled rollout of adult recreational marijuana. -
New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said her house is still considering a bill that would close loopholes in the state’s sexual assault laws that helped lead to a reversal of the rape conviction of former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday unveiled the design for the memorial. -
Cornell President Martha Pollack says the decision to step down is unrelated to recent anti-war protests on college campuses across the country. -
The New York Senate and Assembly celebrated a belated Earth Day this week by acting on environmental bills. But the two houses acted on different measures, and lawmakers could not predict if any of the legislation will become law in 2024.
