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HALFMOON, NY – Important public safety legislation sponsored by New York State Senator Daphne Jordan (R,C,I-Halfmoon) was voted down in the Senate Codes Committee by Senate Majority Members earlier this week. Senator Jordan’s measure, Senate Bill S.2565, would have amended the State’s Penal Law to add a death resulting from a drive-by shooting to the list of offenses that can qualify as murder in the first degree. Senate Majority Members rejected Senator Jordan’s public safety bill by a...

Clean Slate and “good cause” eviction are two of the most high-profile bills the Legislature is considering after passing the state budget.

The proposed measure also wants to change New York law to make offenses related to virtual token distribution, hidden interest in crypto, and private key misuse illegal.

Several potential candidates have emerged to succeed Biaggi as she begins her congressional campaign.

A state senator who represents the Rochester area is making a new push to make sure more crimes are being reported, especially homicides.

Research shows more and more court cases involve "creative expression" used as evidence 

Republicans in the state legislature called for an end to the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers on Wednesday, saying the indiscriminate spread of the Omicron variant has rendered the requirement moot.

Single-payer health care’s biggest champion, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, will retire after the 2022 legislative session.

State lawmakers in New York are considering legislation that would eliminate fees and surcharges for court and probation, and prevent the garnishment of commissary accounts to pay those fees.

“We know that the vast majority of people who go through the criminal court system in New York State, are lower income individuals."