Richard Gottfried
Coronavirus
Richard Gottfried on the busy legislative front against COVID-19
Assembly Health Committee Chair said state needs to codify pandemic lessons learned.
New York State
What’s going on with marijuana legalization?
Full legalization of recreational marijuana this year may go up in smoke, but the state could still pass some blunted reforms in the meantime, as bills to decriminalize smoking in public and expanding the medical marijuana program were just introduced.
Criminal justice
Bail reform done, lawmakers look at more criminal justice bills
There are still a number of criminal justice reforms that are being considered before the end of session, here’s a guide to each one and its prospects for passage.
New York State
Health care proposals are heating up
Vaccination, the New York Health Act, and other major health-related bills lawmakers are considering as the window for passage quickly closes.
New York State
No state Senate single-payer vote before 2020
New York won’t be passing a state-level single-payer health care system this year, but that hasn’t kept the sparks from flying as proponents clash with industry critics who say such a proposal is unworkable.
New York Health Act
Gottfried and Rivera make the case for single-payer health care
With the state Legislature firmly in Democratic hands, single-payer health care has never been closer to becoming a reality in New York state.
Health Care
Is it finally Richard Gottfried’s year for single-payer?
Despite large Democratic majorities in the state Senate and Assembly, lawmakers from Long Island and the Hudson Valley say they do not see single-payer happening anytime soon.
Health Care
Support long-term care services in the New York Health Act
The New York Health Act has been reintroduced this session and Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, state Sen. Gustavo Rivera and advocates statewide are showing how it can be changed for the better, including a new amendment which includes comprehensive long-term care services.
alessandra biaggi
New York’s vegetarian and vegan politicians
New York politicians explain why they decided to go meatless and their favorite vegan and vegetarian meals.
Health Care
Albany’s checklist of health care bills
From codifying Roe v. Wade to legalizing recreational marijuana.
Health Care
Has single-payer health care’s time finally come?
Democrats are coming out of the woodwork to back the New York Health Act.
Health Care
If New York legalizes pot, what happens to its medical marijuana program?
Recreational and medicinal marijuana markets could coexist, but with inconsistencies.
Kemp Hannon
Making New York City a primary care town
Visits to primary care providers are down. What would New York policymakers do to revitalize primary health care?
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Corey Johnson
Bellevue homeless shelter’s neglected water tank
Homeless men at Bellevue homeless shelter were being served drinking water from a neglected wooden water tank that, until a few days ago, had never been cleaned, inspected or tested – in violation of city law and the health code.
Richard Gottfried
Gottfried's Janus workaround reopens labor debate
Assemblyman Richard Gottfried's plan would allow unions to collect reimbursement for the costs of collective bargaining from the state rather than from employees who opt out through agency fees. Conservatives argue that Gottfried’s bill would also be ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court’s conservative majority because they believe it to fall under compelled speech.
New York State
The other argument for recreational pot
State lawmakers tout the potential health benefits of opening marijuana up to everyone.
Carlina Rivera
