Upcoming Seminar Offers Hope in an Age of Assisted Suicide
How can we uphold the value of human life while offering meaningful hope to those who are suffering? New York Families Foundation invites Western New Yorkers to attend “Preventing Assisted […]
New York Has a Gambling Problem—and a Stake in Keeping It
New York has sued Polymarket, alleging that its prediction market is an illegal gambling operation. Polymarket disputes that characterization, arguing that its contracts are financial products regulated at the federal […]
DiNapoli vs. Hernandez: Who Will Watch New York’s Money?
Democratic incumbent Thomas P. DiNapoli (DiNapoliforNewYork.com) and Republican challenger Joseph Hernandez (HernandezforNY.com) are competing to become New York’s next state comptroller. Their October 1 Spectrum News debate highlighted differences in […]
Why I Will Quietly Decline
Cancer brings clarity, and I will not take up New York’s offer to hasten death By Jason J. McGuire On August 5, New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act took […]
Nominate a School Board Leader for School Board Academy
Some of the most important decisions affecting children and families are made not in Washington or Albany, but in local school board meetings throughout New York. Questions involving curriculum, parental […]
New York Families Marks 50th Anniversary of the Hyde Amendment
McGuire: Fifty years later, the principle that taxpayers should not be compelled to fund abortion remains relevant Albany, N.Y. — New York Families Action, New York Family Foundation’s public policy […]
NYU Langone Ends Gender-Transition Procedures for Minors
The Trump Administration’s Department of Justice announced that NYU Langone Health has reached an agreement to end the provision of gender-transition procedures to minors, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and […]
Hochul Says She’ll Allow New York to Join Scholarship Program
Gov. Kathy Hochul says New York will participate in a new federal education scholarship program despite an aggressive campaign by teachers unions urging her to reject it. That is welcome […]
As Football Returns, Sports Betting Surges in New York
Football season is back. For millions of Americans, that means Sunday afternoons spent with family and friends, hometown loyalties, fantasy leagues, rivalries, and the familiar anticipation of another NFL season. […]
Assisted Suicide Is Already Taking Lives in New York
Just weeks after New York’s Medical Aid in Dying [assisted suicide] law took effect, we are beginning to see how legalization plays out in practice. The New York Sun reports […]