In recent years, legislation has been enacted that greatly affects the state of suicide prevention at the state and federal ...

The Legislative Gazette’s podcast is back! Join two of our student interns, Benjamin Nellis and Meyghan Figueroa, and our editor-in-chief, Darren Johnson, as they relaunch our podcast by discussing ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued guidance to help New Yorkers avoid conflict with coyotes and protect their pets. “This is the time of year when New York’s resident ...

Sen. Michelle Hinchey, at podium, the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is joined by Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, left, and Sen. Jeremy Cooney, right, at the Cannabis Association of New ...

Assemblyman Will Barclay stands at the podium joined by Assemblyman Ed Ra (left) and Assemblyman Josh Jensen (right) in support of legislation that would bolster childcare access and affordability in ...

Legislative Gazette file photo. Albany City Hall. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law that mandates public bodies to post meeting minutes online within 14 days of a meeting. This legislation ...

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 ...

Photo by Mike Groll, courtesy of the Governor’s Office January 21, 2025 — Albany, NY — Governor Kathy Hochul presents the Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget in the Red Room at the State Capitol. Gov.

For the sixth time since its inception in 1982, the Siena College Research Institute’s Survey of U.S. Presidents finds that experts rank Franklin D. Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln, Thomas ...

John King, chancellor of the State University of New York system, signed a statement against higher education funding cuts, titled A Call for Constructive Engagement, along with many individual SUNY ...

Since August 2022, DEA and other law enforcement agencies nationwide have seized brightly-colored fentanyl and fentanyl pills in 26 states. Dubbed “rainbow fentanyl,” this trend appears to be a new ...

May 23, 2024 — Wantagh, NY — Governor Kathy Hochul visits Jones Beach State Park to announce investments in the Municipal Swimming initiative and additional measures to monitor for sharks at State ...