The Capitol Pressroom
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Unique challenge to Child Victims Act implementation
Dec. 2, 2024 - New York Law Journal litigation reporter Brian Lee talks about a unique case before the state's top court that questions the effective date of the Child Victims Act. Dec 2, 2024
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Hochul urged to be more ambitious with state's green energy development
Dec. 2, 2024 - Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, a Hudson Valley Democrat, argues the Hochul administration could be more aggressive in its development of state-owned renewable energy... Dec 2, 2024
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State updates rules for pharmacy middlemen
Dec. 2, 2024 - Assemblymember John McDonald, a Capital Region Democrat, discusses new regulations addressing the relationship between pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers and expl... Dec 2, 2024
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Mandating electric vehicle charging stations
Dec. 2, 2024 - Assembly Member Anna Kelles, an Ithaca-area Democrat, makes the case for mandating a certain number of electric-vehicle charging stations for state-run parking lots and... Dec 2, 2024
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Environmentalists balk at Adirondack land plan update
Nov. 27, 2024 - A proposed update to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan that is supposed to provide greater access to New Yorkers with disabilities by expanding the use of mot... Nov 27, 2024
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Unrealized promises for municipal energy program
Nov. 27, 2024 - A state program intended to provide consistently lower energy bills for New Yorkers and small businesses hasn't always delivered on its promise. We discuss the impleme... Nov 27, 2024
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Meeting the health care needs of rural New Yorkers
Nov. 27, 2024 - We explore what the state is doing and should be doing to provide health care services to rural New Yorkers with Alison Coates, president of the board of directors for... Nov 27, 2024
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The plan for cutting child poverty
Nov. 27, 2024 - This fall the state Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council has put together a list of recommendations intended to cut child poverty in half. We talk about the proble... Nov 27, 2024
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What President Trump could mean for the environment
Nov. 26, 2024 - We explore what the second Trump administration could mean for environmental policies impacting New York, with the help of Judith Enck, a regional administrator for th... Nov 26, 2024
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The implications of New York's 'Equal Rights Amendment'
Nov. 26, 2024 - This campaign season was marked by competing visions of the anti-discrimination language voters were being asked to add to the state constitution. We explore how the n... Nov 26, 2024
