The Capitol Pressroom
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State council floats sprinkler mandate for new homes
Dec. 3, 2024 - Building homes in New York could become much more expensive if an obscure building council follows through with plans to mandate fire suppression systems in one- and tw... Dec 3, 2024
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Politico outsider wants to follow Trump to Congress
Dec. 3, 2024 - Upstate New York businessman and political outsider Anthony Constantino shot into the national spotlight this campaign season with his very public support for Donald Tr... Dec 3, 2024
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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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Report offers ideas for reforming education aid distribution
This spring, state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul - after a contentious battle over education funding in the state budget - directed the Rockefeller Institute of Government to examin... 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
