New York State Assembly

The Assembly today passed legislation that would remove the “100-foot rule” which requires existing utility ratepayers to subsidize the cost of connecting new ratepayers to the gas system. The conversations we heard on the floor of the People’s...

Earlier today we learned of the horrifying attacks on Representative Melissa Hortman and Senator John Hoffman, members of the Minnesota State Legislature, and their spouses. I am devastated for their families and the people of Minnesota. Even at this...

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Alex Bores today announced that the Assembly has passed the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Safety and Education (RAISE) Act, which will put critical safety standards in place for artificial intelligence (AI)...

Speaker Carl Heastie and Corrections Committee Chair Erik Dilan today announced the passage of legislation to make a series of changes to New York’s corrections system, improving safety for incarcerated individuals (A8871, Dilan). “The recent series...

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, together with members of the Senate and Assembly Majorities, today called on the U.S. Senate to stop $13 billion in proposed Medicaid cuts that will put 1.5 million New Yorkers...

It is with deep sadness that I learned today of the passing of former Representative Charlie Rangel. He was a role model. As a kid growing up and getting into politics, he was a person you looked up to and wanted to emulate. He dedicated his life to public...