STATE 

After 90 Years, Women Will Now Know What is in their Tampon: New York State is First to Pass a Law that Requires an Ingredient List on Feminine Products

October 28, 2019December 9, 2019 Jennifer Bianco 270 Views 0 Comment Cuomo, dayofthegirl, feminineproducts, feminism, Jennifer Bianco, legislation

By Jennifer Bianco Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette  Do you know what’s in your tampons and pads? If

Read more

NEWS STATE 

Domestic Abuse Survivors get an Additional Year to File Civil Actions

September 26, 2019December 9, 2019 Jennifer Bianco 288 Views 0 Comment Cuomo, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic violence, file a lawsuit, Governor, jen bianco, Jennifer Bianco Legislative Gazette, law, Legislative Gazette, survivor

By Jennifer Bianco Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette  Following a statute of limitations expansion, domestic violence survivors now

Read more

2018 NEWS STATE 

Under New Senate Bill, Internet Postings Would Be Scrutinized As Part of Handgun Buying Process

December 3, 2018October 24, 2019 Lex Borcherdt 1111 Views 0 Comment ACLU, Albany, Facebook, Guns, Instagram, law, Legislative Gazette, News, policy, reform, SnapChat, social media, twitter

A new bill introduced in the New York State Senate on November 14 would require a review of a person’s

Read more

2017 NEWS STATE 

E-Cigs Banned From Same Spaces As Cigarettes

December 14, 2017October 24, 2019 Little Rebellion 3638 Views 1 Comment Assembly, e-cigs, gillian hamilton, New York, newpaltz, senate, vape

Photo by Lindsey Fox There has been a monumental increase in electronic cigarette usage among youth in the United States.

Read more

2017 STATE 

Cuomo’s 10 Reasons the GOP Tax Plan Plagues New Yorkers

December 13, 2017October 24, 2019 Little Rebellion 2072 Views 0 Comment Governor Andrew Cuomo, James Gormley, Legislative Gazette, middle class, New York, Republicans, tax plan, Trump

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today outlined 10 key reasons why the GOP tax plan will deliver an “economic death blow” to

Read more

2017 NEWS STATE 

What Does Free College Really Mean?

November 30, 2017October 24, 2019 Jeff Trotter 2501 Views 0 Comment 2017, Aiyana Edmund, college, excelsior, Jeff Trotter, New Paltz, Otto Kratky, rob piersall, scholarship, SUNY, SUNY New Paltz

Edited and packaged by Aiyana Edmund, Rob Piersall, Otto Kratky and John Camera The Excelsior Scholarship, the only free-college plan

Read more

2017 NEWS STATE 

NY Seeks Solution to Student Stimulant Abuse

May 14, 2017October 28, 2019 Benjamin Rauch 4350 Views 0 Comment AACAP, ADD, Adderall, ADHD, APA, DEA, Drug abuse, HCS, ISTOP, New York, NYSHD, PMP, Ritalin, Stimulant, SUNY New Paltz, Vyvanse

With the abuse of Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin and other stimulant medications on the rise among college students, government agencies, pharmacies

Read more

2017 NEWS STATE 

Pioneering “Ban the Box”: New Paltz Makes Historic Change to SUNY System

May 9, 2017October 28, 2019 Briana Bonfiglio 1886 Views 0 Comment

By Briana Bonfiglio This article first appeared in The New Paltz Oracle. As of Fall 2017, applicants to all SUNY

Read more

NEWS STATE 

Safety on NY College Campuses

March 16, 2015October 24, 2019 Little Rebellion 1841 Views Enough is Enough, Gov. Cuomo, Legislative Gazette, SUNY New Paltz, Title IX

Students say amnesty, and affirmative consent proposals will improve safety on NY’s College Campuses March 2, 2015   Gov. Andrew

Read more

NEWS STATE 

EOP Students Fight to Restore Funding

February 24, 2015October 24, 2019 Matthew D'Onofrio 1725 Views Andrew Cuomo, govenor cuomo, Legislative Gazette, the legis

By Matthew D’Onofrio February 13, 2015 Hundreds of SUNY Educational Opportunity Program students traveled to Albany to convince legislators to

Read more

NEWS STATE 

In Its First Act of 2015, Senate Passes Women’s Equality Bills

February 10, 2015October 24, 2019 James Gormley 1641 Views 2015, abortion, democrat, James Gormley, senate, wage gap, Women's Equality Agenda

Package excludes abortion re-codification, angering some Dems From Legislative Gazette By James Gormley In its first major legislative act of

Read more

NEWS STATE 

Anti-tenure group launches social media campaign

February 5, 2015October 24, 2019 Moiet James 8891 Views anti-tenure, New York, New York State United Teachers, NYSUT, Partnership for Educational Justice, PEJ, school, teachers, The Legislative Gazette

The Partnership for Educational Justice launched a new social media campaign in January 2015 intended to highlight issues they see

Read more

NEWS STATE 

A Blueprint for the Blue Line

December 4, 2014November 21, 2019 Richard Moody 1337 Views adirondack common ground alliance, Legislative Gazette, richard moody, william c. janeway

By Richard Moody, Legislative Gazette staff writer A coalition of Adirondack conservation groups, local governments and local businesses is calling

Read more

NEWS STATE 

Faith Leaders: Food is a Human Right

December 4, 2014October 24, 2019 Little Rebellion 1187 Views jessica piccinini, Legislative Gazette, liz marshall, pual tonko

 Rep. Paul Tonko, a local lawmaker vocal in the fight against hunger, spoke at a recent press conference to increase

Read more

NEWS STATE 

Prop 1 Passes, Allowing Redrawing of Legislative Districts

November 7, 2014October 24, 2019 Roger Gilson 2219 Views Andrew Cuomo, gerrymandering, Governor Andrew Cuomo, latfor, league of women voters, New York, NYPIRG, NYS legislative task force, prop 1, Roger Gilson

New Yorkers passed Ballot Proposal One on Nov. 4, altering the way legislative districts will be redrawn after the 2020

Read more

NEWS STATE 

Prop 3 Authorizes $2 Billion for Smart Schools Bond Act

November 7, 2014October 24, 2019 The Little Rebellion 1445 Views Andrew Cuomo, broome, clinton, dutchess, erie, New York, nys legislature, oneida, onondaga, orange, prop 3, smart schools bond act, smart schools commission, tompkins

On Nov. 4 voters voiced their approval of the Smart Schools Bond Act, authorizing the state to borrow $2 billion

Read more