Albany Update
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On June 13, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Pregnancy Center Report Law (PCRL) as Chapter 217 of the Laws of 2022. The PCRL authorizes the New York State Department […]
Not long ago, the ranks of New York elected officials included many, many individuals who had run afoul of the law or who had otherwise abused their offices. At one […]
Following an embarrassing and frustrating 22-day impasse, the U.S. House of Representatives has elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the 56th speaker of the House. Speaker Johnson, 51, is in […]
This year, Election Day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, 2023. On Election Day, New York voters will elect candidates to various county and municipal offices. In addition, two proposed […]
It is quite rare for New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms to agree with the political positions taken by Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James. On occasion, […]
On October 18, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Ava’s Law (Bill S.6082-A-Fernandez/A.5734-A-Pretlow), a bipartisan law that requires the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to create informational materials to […]
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was removed from his leadership role by a vote of the House of Representatives on October 3, 2023. This vote marked the first time in […]
On Oct. 10, 2023, two pro-abortion New York legislators introduced a bill to make abortion pills more widely available, and to force insurers to cover them. Bill S.7691-May/A.6835-Paulin would allow […]
On October 9, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he was withdrawing from the 2024 presidential primaries and would instead run for president of the United States as an […]
On October 8, 2023, one day after the surprise attack by Hamas against Israel, pro-Palestinian groups held a demonstration in New York City’s Times Square. According to the New York […]
