Government
Here’s every bill that Kathy Hochul vetoed in 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed 140 bills passed by the State Legislature before she left for the Christmas holiday.
Board of Education
School districts and labor unions would be represented on IDA boards under bipartisan bill passed by state lawmakers
The bill requires school district and labor union representatives to be named to every IDA board in New York State.
Government
Assembly Member Fred Thiele will not seek re-election to seat he’s held for nearly 30 years
Assembly Member Fred Thiele, who represents the First Assembly District, has announced he will not seek re-election in November. Thiele, 70, started his career in public service after graduating from law school in 1979.
Politics
Former Suffolk legislator Sarah Anker to challenge Anthony Palumbo in First Senate District
Former Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker, a Democrat, has announced her candidacy for the First Senate District, where she hopes to unseat incumbent State Senator Anthony Palumbo.
Guest Column
Palumbo: State Legislature must swiftly pass the Grieving Families Act again in ’24 — and, this time, override a Hochul veto
The Grieving Families Act would bring New York State’s wrongful death statute into the modern era, providing families who have lost a child or loved one the ability to seek damages for their pain and suffering in cases where wrongful death is established.
Environment
Bill authorizing Suffolk County wastewater district and 1/8% county sales tax hike, subject to mandatory referendum, is signed into law
Legislation authorizing a county-wide wastewater management district in Suffolk and an additional 1/8-cent sales tax to finance a water quality restoration fund was enacted this week in Albany.
Government
Tentative $229 billion budget deal fully funds foundation aid to schools, raises minimum wage and limits MTA payroll tax hike to...
The “conceptual agreement with legislative leaders will allow both houses to begin adopting bills to implement the 2024 budget.
Government
State’s ‘future of LIPA’ commission to hold public hearing on the East End Friday
The state Commission on the Future of the LIPA will hold a public hearing Friday at 11 a.m. in Southampton. The hearing will be live-streamed. The commission was established last year to develop an action plan to make LIPA a true public power authority.
Business
State ban on pet sales by retail stores is signed into law by governor, will take effect in 2024
A ban on the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits by retail pet stores will take effect in 2024 in New York State under a bill signed into law today by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Government
State lawmakers move to codify abortion rights in state constitution after overturning of Roe v. Wade
State lawmakers are moving ahead with codifying abortion rights into the New York State Constitution, after the U.S. Supreme Court last month overturned the landmark decision of Roe v. Wade, which held a woman's right to an abortion was guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
