The proposed New York Health Act, which would create a universal single-payer health plan providing comprehensive health coverage for all New Yorkers with no co-pays, deductibles, or out-of-network costs, could see passage in the upcoming legislative session, advocates say. 

“We’re saying, ‘All right, no more bamboo,’ ” the East Hampton Town attorney said as the town board discussed draft legislation that would prohibit planting of the fast-growing invasive.

Last week, Representative Nick LaLota joined his Republican colleagues in a mostly party-line vote to extend the postponement of protections for the North Atlantic right whale until 2035. 

The Supreme Court is expected to rule imminently on the legality of the Trump administration’s effort to restrict voting by mail, a plan that as of yesterday remained in limbo due to lower court rulings. Should the Supreme Court side with the administration, critics say, massive voter disenfranchisement is the likely outcome.