New York State Assembly

“Today’s guilty verdict of Joe Percoco, someone the governor once called a ‘brother,’ shows that corruption and private influence has permeated even the most prominent in our government. “True leaders take responsibility when their house...

Assemblymember Phil Steck (D-Colonie) announced that he helped pass numerous pieces of legislation to protect the rights of women to make their own reproductive health decisions. The bills include a measure that he co-sponsored to prevent employees from...

There is no shortage of extraordinary women doing incredible work across New York State, especially here in Central New York. They are doctors, tending to our wounds and getting us back on our feet. They are police officers, upholding the...

“This decision by the president shows just how far this administration is willing to go to attack the rights and health care of women in this country. It’s morally reprehensible that in 2017, access to what has proven to be the most successful measure...

Fifty-three bills approved by the Assembly Health Committee passed the Assembly and Senate this year. Eight of them have already been signed into law, one has been vetoed, and the other 44 will be acted on by the Governor over the summer and fall. The...

The Assembly Committee on Health favorably reported 36 bills at its first four meetings of the 2017 legislative session in January. The Committee reported bills guaranteeing a woman’s right to choose; restoring the “prescriber prevails” rule...

Bronx, N.Y. – Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) along with Council Member Andrew Cohen and other local elected officials attended New York City’s Women’s March along 5th avenue this past Saturday together with an estimated 400,000 people. The...

Assemblymember Robert Carroll (D/WF-Brooklyn) announced that he helped pass two critical pieces of legislation to strengthen and protect women’s reproductive rights. The measures affirm a woman’s right to an abortion in New York State (A.1748) and...

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte (D-Brooklyn) announced that she/he helped pass two critical pieces of legislation to strengthen and protect women's reproductive rights. The first measure introduced by Assemblymember Deborah Glick affirms a woman's right...

New York, NY – Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) will be leading busloads of Upper West Siders to protest President-Elect Trump and the Congressional Majority’s war on women at the January 21, 2017 Women’s March on Washington. ...

Yesterday Governor Cuomo signed several bills into law that will strengthen women’s rights in New York. This is a big step forward toward improving the lives of women in New York and I am happy that we were able to achieve important improvements for...