In New York, convicted felons are not allowed to vote until their sentence has been served. Voting rights are automatically restored after the sentence is completed.
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On Nov. 11, our country will celebrate Veterans Day. This day provides our nation the opportunity to honor all those who served and sacrificed for our country.
In the fall of 2013, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) announced that it would ban hunting with firearms on 5,300 acres of its property in the Adirondacks as result of the ill-conceived SAFE Act.
Medicaid is a federal and state program established in 1965 to provide healthcare for people with limited wealth.
Very often, the ideological difference between Republicans and Democrats is over the role of government in people’s lives.
Technology has opened new ways for people to order food from restaurants.
Offering our youth firsthand opportunities in government helps students gain a deeper understanding of our communities, our state, and the world we live in.
I love New York State. Our diverse natural resources offer opportunities that not many other states can compete with.
My office has been getting calls from constituents who are understandably confused about two rebate checks the state has begun to mail to property taxpayers and whether they should expect to receive one, none or both.
