Supporters of physician-assisted suicide in New York have reintroduced their Medical Aid in Dying Act in Albany. Assembly and State Senate members supporting the bill were supported by Susan Rahn of Rochester, a young mother diagnosed with terminal stage four breast cancer. Rahn said she wants the death with dignity law to give her peace […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing to ban drivers from using their handheld electronics behind the wheel, even if the car is standing still. It’s illegal to use a hand-held cellphone or text while driving in New York State, but drivers can sneak a look at their screens while stopped at red lights or in […]
New York State is launching a week-long campaign to raise awareness of the “Move Over” law, requiring drivers to slow down and move over a lane if they can do it safely when approaching working vehicles stopped on the roadside. That includes police, fire and emergency services, tow trucks and construction trucks. It originally covered […]