Jules Netherland sent New York Gov. Kathy Hochul a handwritten greeting card earlier this year asking for the right to end her own life, on her own terms. Netherland, a 58-year-old from…
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GOP Officials Vote to Disband NY Young Republicans Chapter After Leak of Racist Texts
New York’s top Republicans voted Friday to close the state’s Young Republicans chapter after the group’s leaders sent racist and antisemitic messages in a group chat that leaked to the press. Republican…
Gov. Hochul Seeks to Water Down NY Prison Oversight Bill, Advocates Say
By Jimmy Vielkind/New York Public News Network Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to water down legislation that would bulk up oversight of New York’s corrections system, advocates said, just as three correction…
Oberacker Launches Campaign for New York’s 19th Congressional District
State Senator Peter Oberacker, who represents New York’s 51st District, officially threw his hat in the ring for New York’s 19th Congressional District Tuesday at Holiday Mountain in Bridgeville. Surrounded by…