Category Archives: News

Albany – Today the State Senate Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance, chaired by Senator Alessandra Biaggi, voted to move S.3287/A.1835, a bill to create a nonpartisan legislative budget office similar to those used by the New York City Council and the ...

Albany – Today, Senator Liz Krueger and Assembly Assistant Speaker Felix W. Ortiz released a letter to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, responding to a letter from the Comptroller to state legislators critiquing the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act, S.2126. The letter ...

Frequently Asked Questions  about the The Reproductive Health Act Downloadable as a PDF here    What is the purpose of the Reproductive Health Act? The purpose of the RHA is to codify Roe v. Wade protections into state law and ...

New York – Today, in an op-ed published in the Albany Times-Union, Senators Liz Krueger and Anna Kaplan outline the impacts of the recently-passed Reproductive Health Act, and refute false claims that the RHA expands abortion rights far beyond those defined in ...

Albany – The New York State Senate Majority today passed major legislation to combat gun violence and protect all New Yorkers. The Senate Democrats have been leaders in standing up to the corporate gun lobby, and have offered a series of common ...

Albany –  The Senate Majority today passed a series of historic legislation that will protect and ensure New York women’s health rights. Passed on the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) will codify ...

Albany – Senate Finance Committee Chair Liz Krueger and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chair Helene E. Weinstein today announced the Joint Legislative Hearing Schedule on the 2019-2020 Executive Budget Proposal. These hearings, each of which focuses on a programmatic area, are intended ...

Albany, NY – Civic groups today called on Governor Cuomo to expand his Democracy Agenda to include a measure to reduce the risk of corruption.  The groups said that while the Governor deserves credit for his agenda of voting and campaign ...

New York – Today, Senator Krueger joined Governor Andrew Cuomo, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Member Deborah Glick, members of the Senate, Assembly, and City Council, and reproductive health advocates to commit to passage ...

New York – State Senator Liz Krueger today released a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen M. Neilsen, opposing the proposed rule changes regarding “public charge.” The letter is available to download here, and can be viewed below.