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View Comments The state Assembly gave final approval Thursday to a bill extending education services by one year for disabled students who saw critical programs frozen during the coronavirus pandemic.   The proposal, which received a rare bipartisan vote in the chamber, needs only Gov. Phil Murphy's approval to become law.   “It’s a great day. It validates the supports and services these young people have lacked and will now be able to access, said Mercedes Witowsky, executive director of the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities. "It gives them hope and an option not to fal...

Event Description With the state budget behind us, lawmakers are set to act on their remaining priorities for the legislative session. These regional forums offer a chance to hear from legislators on their top policy priorities. We’ll touch on topics such as the ongoing response to COVID-19, curbing high prescription drug costs, retirement security, long term care reform, ways to make housing more affordable for an older population, and other pressing topics. Speakers New York State Senator, District 8 A lifelong resident of Long Island, John E. Brooks has devoted his life ...

TROY, N.Y. — The city of Troy is committing to strengthening the city's water infrastructure connections for both the short and long term. Mayor Patrick Madden gathered with city, county, and state officials to break ground on the major water infrastructure project to preserve the reliability of the city’s water infrastructure network for at least the next 200 years. The groundbreaking set forth phase 1 of a multi-year effort to replace vital water transmission lines that connect the City’s Tomhannock Reservoir to the Water Treatment Plant. - Advertisement - The ceremony coinci...

COLONIE, N.Y. — Colonie Center hosted Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy, Senator Neil Breslin, Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, Assemblyman John T. McDonald III, as well as area nurses to recognize the hard work that these front line workers have been doing during the pandemic, and always, on National Nurses Day. The County Executive delivered a proclamation in recognition of the nurses. “In Albany County hospitals alone, there are over 6,000 nurses who work tirelessly to help the sick and the injured, and this doesn’t account for the others serving at physicians’ offices, ...

Over its 50 years in print, the Bay Area Reporter has showcased a wide array of opinionated voices on its opinion pages. Guest contributors have run the gamut from community leaders and everyday citizens to politicians and academics. Some of the bold faced names have included Coretta Scott King and gay army veteran Joe Zuniga, both writing in 1993 against the military's anti-gay service ban, then-U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and Edward M. Kennedy, who both promoted a 1994 federal ban against LGBTQ workplace discrimination, and gay former Congressman Barney Frank criticizing the Human Rights Ca...