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In a relatively narrow vote, the NY Senate voted to approve a bill allowing terminally ill patients to request lethal medication to end their life. Now it's on to Gov. Kathy Hochul -- who has not signaled whether she supports it. gothamist.com/news/ny-lawmak…

Additional Democratic lawmakers are coming out to talk to the approximately 30 demonstrators. Harlem Assemblymember Al Taylor is talking now. I’ve also spotted Phil Ramos and MaryJane Shimsky.

A bill that would impose a five-year moratorium on the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer could get a vote in the NY Legislature this week. More from Jeongyoon Han: wxxinews.org/new-york-publi…

.Jimmy Vielkind has this story on one of the first applications of the Laken Riley Act in New York state, which started with a shoplifting arrest in the town of Rotterdam (near Schenectady). Do listen to the audio story embedded within ... gothamist.com/news/how-a-sho…

It's anything but a great interview, but I'm very glad to have had the chance to ask Brian Wilson about his immense musical legacy in 2013. Love and mercy. wamc.org/the-roundtable…

Two undocumented immigrants were arrested for shoplifting. When the local cops called ICE, a low-level offense put them on a path to deportation. Their case gets to the heart of the debate about whether NY should be a sanctuary state. A🧵on my latest -> gothamist.com/news/how-a-sho…

The scene that unfolded before the arrests: Protestors holding a banner “NY4All” were stationed in front of one of the entrances to the Senate.

First tv hit as NYS politics reporter! Thanks for having me Shantel Destra Alex Gault

Huge news in the NYC mayor’s race: Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander make cross-endorsement deal to try to keep Andrew Cuomo from becoming mayor. Emma G. Fitzsimmons with the scoop. nytimes.com/2025/06/13/nyr…

A new development in the mayoral race: Brad Lander and Zohran Kwame Mamdani announce they're cross-endorsing each other

The state Senate passed this yesterday afternoon. It’s not dead yet in the Assembly and lawmakers are still deliberating on it, per source familiar

With the NY Senate having left town for the year (at least for now), we can declare RIP to bills it didn't pass. Such as ... the bill that would allow wine sales in NY grocery stores. Grocery stores put a little bit of muscle behind it this year. Didn't work.

Both chambers passed a prison omnibus bill geared toward oversight on Thursday. But some, including Senator Jeremy Cooney, call the bill a "missed opportunity" to pass parole reform. wxxinews.org/new-york-publi…

I’ve reported on American politics for years, but sometimes these days I feel like I’m looking at a foreign country I don’t recognize. npr.org/2025/06/14/nx-…

Double the number of voters on the first day of early voting today compared to 2021!!! Folks, that’s a big deal. Elizabeth Kim with the story New Yorkers head to the polls as early voting begins in NYC mayoral primary gothamist.com/news/new-yorke… via @gothamist

I so wish I was there to witness when the NYT editorial board sat around a table together and came up with *this* nytimes.com/2025/06/16/opi…

Among the bills NY lawmakers passed last week: A set of new safety restrictions for the most advanced artificial intelligence models. But will Hochul sign it into law? And will the feds let it stand? Two major open questions. gothamist.com/news/ny-lawmak…

The Assembly's WAM agenda this morning (just released) includes: - Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act - FAIR Business Practices Act - End of the 100-ft. rule standalone bill - Warning labels for social media platforms