Important issues
How did your state legislator vote?
Should any of these bills be reintroduced?
Should this Bill to reduce our generated State’s garbage by 85% be reintroduced? NYS has always been a leader in waste reduction. In fact, there are only two states, Vermont and Oregon, that have a better ranking on eco-friendly behaviors. And so, it was a surprise...
Best of NY
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Bill HR2596 Agent Orange Exposure
Bill HR2596 Agent Orange Exposure 11 million gallons of the chemical defoliant Agent Orange were sprayed in Vietnam, affecting three million Vietnam veterans and their families with life-threatening diseases and cancers. To that end, Congressional member Kato has...
Knowledge Is Power. Information Is Liberating.
Knowledge is power. Information is liberating.Lisa Vallone O'KeefeEditor in ChiefInformedNY.comI’m Lisa Vallone. I have been involved with politics & government since my preteen years. The majority of my involvement centered around my role as a consultant to help...
Editorial: Everyone loves a lush green grass . . . but at what cost?
Editorial: Everyone loves lush green grass . . . but at what cost? Back in the early 70s, everyone around me was using weed killer to free their lawn from weeds and give them that lush green lawn they always wanted. My mom was the exception. She opposed this practice,...
“9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act” HR 5700
I think I speak for everyone when I say America is forever thankful to those who put their lives at risk to save others on 9/11. And so with that thought, and without leading you in your opinion, I present the synopsis of this bill: 1. The title of the bill says it is...
Editorial: A brilliant new idea for catching person(s) wanted by police enforcement
Editorial: New Jersey, just like any other state has a percentage of its population who are considered fugitives from the law. Some of which are deemed armed and dangerous. Despite the best efforts of citizens and police, some of these criminals remain at large. This...
Editorial: We are all perfectly imperfect
Editorial: We are all perfectly imperfect It wasn’t that long ago that a madman murdered millions of people because they did not fit into his “perfect race” theory. I would like to think we are better than that - that we value the imperfection in each of us. And yet...
NH HB 1308 Protect the Hares
HB 1308 was introduced to prohibit the capture, possession, and propagation of hares and rabbits for hunting dog training and field trials. All snowshoe hares or rabbits held in captivity as of the effective date of this section shall be returned to the wild under the...
Is sexual reassignment a form of child abuse?
HB 1651-FN was legislation that was crafted to add sexual reassignment to the definition of child abuse. It stated that sexual reassignment means subjecting a child to drug treatments or surgery in an attempt to alter the sex the child was assigned at birth. It does...