Meet the Fall 2025 Legislative Gazette staff writers, comprised of SUNY New Paltz students: Our newsroom is powered by a ...

Meet the Spring 2025 Legislative Gazette staff, comprised of SUNY New Paltz students: Mya Noe Aung Mya Noe Aung is a staff ...

On March 11, Gov. Hochul announced her proposal for a bell-to-bell cell phone ban policy for public, charter schools and BOCES in New York state with minimal pushback. According to multiple reports, ...

Senators Brad Hoylman and Jamaal Bailey introduced a bill they would enhance the free speech protections of New Yorkers by banning the use of art created by a defendant as evidence against them in a ...

A 2013 rally outside the state Capitol in Albany, protesting passage of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, otherwise known as the SAFE Act. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral ...

Amid statewide protests and walkouts by corrections officers, the Assembly Republican Conference held a press conference in the state Capitol on Monday, calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to take immediate ...

Legislative Gazette photos by Lilly Sabella. Republican Assembly members presented from their Task Force on Human Trafficking report, hoping it leads to bipartisan support for legislation that helps ...

As the end of New York state’s gas tax holiday draws closer, some lawmakers are proposing making it permanent. Sen. James Tedisco, R-Glenville, is asking his colleagues to return to Albany before the ...

From left, Sen. John Liu, NYPIRG’s Executive Director Blair Horner, and Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal celebrate Sunshine Week by announcing four bills that would improve and strengthen New York’s Freedom of ...

November 5, 2024 — Manhattan, NY — Governor Kathy Hochul holds a meeting with public safety officials to ensure election integrity at polling sites across New York. According to unofficial results ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announces new actions to ensure a more efficient and effective State Liquor Authority, including a proposal to permanently legalize to-go drinks in Brooklyn. Gov. Kathy Hochul ...