New York State Legislature Archives - The Gloversville Leader Herald

07 Sep

Hochul weighing special session amid migrant crisis, cannabis industry halt

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ALBANY – As the state continues to struggle to deal with the migrant crisis and a halt on the state’s fledgling cannabis industry, Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters on Thursday that she is weighing several options to deal with the issues, including recalling the state Legislature for a special session this fall. The state’s legislative session typically runs from January through June, but members can be recalled to Albany by the governor if they believe circumstances require it. Last year, Hochul convened an extraordinary session in late June following the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of the Roe v. Wade decision…

25 Jul

Santabarbara introduces bill to require notice, transparency with asylum-seeker relocation within New York

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Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, D-Rotterdam, has introduced a bill that would establish statewide guidelines to ensure advance consultation occurs between state and municipal officials before any resettlement of immigrants or asylum seekers in the state. The bill’s introduction comes in the wake of the relocation of 283 asylum-seekers from New York City to the Super 8 Motel in Rotterdam on July 18, with the motel’s residents displaced without notice after the motel reached an agreement to house asylum seekers from New York City.Santabarbara, D-Rotterdam, said the bill is common-sense given the current situation. “What should have happened is we should have heard from…

20 Jul

Capital Region lawmakers optimistic about Hochul’s sweeping affordable housing actions

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After Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday to set aside $650 million in discretionary funds to spur the creation of affordable housing units throughout the state, local lawmakers are optimistic the new proposals could spur more development. Hochul, a Democrat, in her state of the state address in January announced a major housing proposal to build 800,000 units of affordable housing within 10 years. After much debate with legislative leaders in their budget negotiations and end-of-session conversations, the proposal ultimately went nowhere and state lawmakers left in June without taking up the issue of affordable housing. Following the…

20 Jul

Steck abortion services bill for active-duty New Yorkers response to U.S. House defense spending legislation

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In response to the defense spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, state Assemblyman Phil Steck is introducing legislation that aims to protect abortion services for New York service members. The Republican-led House on Friday passed a defense bill last Friday, 219-210, that included an amendment that would rescind the Pentagon’s program for reimbursing service members who must travel to obtain reproductive health care and would also end diversity initiatives in the military. The bill as currently written is expected to be dead-on-arrival in the Democratic-led U.S. Senate. Abortion rights groups like Planned Parenthood have come out against…

03 Jul

Fultonville teen’s time on governor’s Youth Council provides political experience, fosters big dreams

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FULTONVILLE — Fultonville's Tyler Couture wants to become a politician for one reason: to make an impact on as many of the world’s eight billion people as possible. “If you really want to make change in a world of so many, the best way to do that is to lead people and try to persuade them to your views,” Couture said. With this goal in mind, Couture started to build his leadership experience at an early age. In February 2020, he was a freshman at Fonda-Fultonville High School with a budding passion for public service. He had earned a position…

03 Jul

After nearly 10 years, state Legislature passes Tedisco’s bill to create veteran internship program at state Capitol

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After nearly 10 years of sponsoring the legislation, state Sen. James Tedisco, R-Glenville, is celebrating the passage of a bill that would allocate a certain percentage of the state Legislature’s annual paid legislative internship program for veterans. Tedisco first introduced the legislation in 2014 to create the so-called Veterans Internship Program — or VIP. The bill would set aside 10% of the current internship programs for people who were honorably discharged to help them pursue future employment. The legislation passed both houses in the final weeks of the legislative session last month. The bill is sponsored by Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, a…