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Advocates tackle affordability through wage increases

Lawmakers and advocates came together in the Capitol Building on Tuesday to support a package of legislation aimed at raising wages and making the state more affordable. The rally, held by the ...
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And Now Let’s Hear It for … The State of the State

It’s Tuesday, January 13, 2026, and I’m doing mandated state ethics training online because I teach for a SUNY college. It’s ...
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The LG Wire: Semester Reflection and Looking Ahead to the Spring

In this episode of The LG Wire, join the Wire’s producer and host Alex Genovese and Editor-in-Chief Darren Johnson as they look back at their time at the Legislative Gazette so far. In their ...
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Seeking a fifth term, Maloney faces Republican, Libertarian challengers in NY-18

Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney at an event in Newburgh in September. Legislative Gazette photo by Destiny Vicente. Four-term incumbent Democratic U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney will be facing ...
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Health advocates urge Cuomo to fund Medicaid, other health programs with higher tobacco taxes

Photo by Debora Cartagena, courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thirty-one public health organizations, including the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes ...
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The Governor Does Her Thing, the Lt. Governor His

With relatively clearer sailing to Election Day — considering former GOP contender Rep. Elise Stefanik dropped out of the race last month and insinuated it was unwinnable for her — and considering Lt.
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New Staff for Fall 2025 Join The Legislative Gazette

Meet the Fall 2025 Legislative Gazette staff writers, comprised of SUNY New Paltz students: The Legislative Gazette is a student-staffed newspaper dedicated to covering the politics, policy, and ...
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Advocates Say HALT Act, More Protections Needed for Prisoners’ Safety

While hundreds of corrections officers rallied outside the state Capitol on Tuesday, a smaller group of prisoners’ rights advocates stood on the fringes of the crowd, calling for a prison system that ...
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Bill would restore voting rights to New Yorkers immediately upon release from prison

Earlier this session, the New York Senate voted on a bill (S.830) sponsored by Sen. Leroy Comrie, automatically restoring the right of formerly incarcerated individuals convicted of a felony to ...
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Experts Warn of Rising Risks as New York Weighs Stronger Gambling Regulations

ALBANY, N.Y. — Researchers, regulators and public-health advocates urged New York lawmakers at a hearing on November 29th to strengthen consumer protections around mobile sports betting, in order to ...
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Anti-MAGA Group Urges Republican House Members to ‘Back Off Our Benefits’

U.S. Army veteran Moises Montalvo speaks during the Albany stop on the “Back Off Our Benefits Tour,” warning Republican House members to “stop playing politics with our livelihoods.” Courage for ...