Originally published in HuffPo Over one hundred and fifty years ago, the women’s suffrage movement began in America at the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York. Since then, New York has been at the forefront of important social and legal movements that have advanced the equal treatment of all people. Over the […]
Statement on Gov. Cuomo’s Tax-Free Zone Defense Op-ed from Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I – Fishkill) “Opposition to Governor Cuomo’s tax free zone gimmick is growing every day. The governor keeps telling us it’s ‘big and bold’, but it leaves most New Yorkers out in the cold. A few politically-connected companies with lobbyists will see […]
BY DIANE DIMOND If an adult has sexual relations with a 14-year-old, that’s bad, right? OK, well what if that “adult” has just turned 18 years old and has a younger teen as a love interest? Would their actions be as serious a crime as, say, a 40-year-old with a young teen? The law says […]
To the Editor, Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the number one birth defect in the U.S. and the number one killer of infants with birth defects. The American Heart Association strongly supports legislation that would ensure all newborns, prior to being discharged from the birthing facility, are screened for critical congenital heart defects using pulse […]
To the Editor, While the state’s property tax cap is causing many school districts in New York State to exhaust their fund balances, an obscure, eleventh hour law passed by the Paterson Administration threatens to dismantle their educational programs. Former Governor David Paterson introduced the Gap Elimination Adjustment Law in 2009-2010, which was intended to […]
Dear colleagues, The recent news about the FBI’s seizure of the phone and email records of Fox News employees, including James Rosen, calls into question whether the federal government is meeting its constitutional obligation to preserve and protect a free press in the United States. We reject the government’s efforts to criminalize the pursuit of […]