J.T. Stone

3 weeks ago | capitolpressroom.org | J.T. Stone

Legislation requiring a government-issued photo ID to vote was held up in the state Assembly committee process on Wednesday. The bill sponsor, Hudson Valley Republican Assemblyman Matt Slater, argued during a meeting of the Assembly Election Law Committee that the measure would improve confidence in elections and noted that Wisconsin voters approved a voter ID requirement for their state constitution the day before.

1 month ago | capitolpressroom.org | J.T. Stone

March 10, 2025 – Members of the Graduate Student Employees Union have descended on the Capitol to make the case for a new contract with the State University of New York, arguing for better compensation, more flexibility, and other benefits. J.T. Stone is a senior studying journalism at the University at Albany. He previously interned with WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Spotlight News covering New York’s capital region.

1 month ago | capitolpressroom.org | J.T. Stone

New York state lawmakers are considering a bill that would give school districts more flexibility over their elections if a disaster diminished voter turnout. The legislation, which was unanimously approved by the Assembly Education Committee on Wednesday, allows the state Education Department to grant districts an additional day of voting if less than 8 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot due to a disaster.

2 months ago | albanystudentpress.online | J.T. Stone

By J.T. Stone | February 19, 2025Ruth Franklin (middle) discussing her new book, “The Many Lives of Anne Frank,” in the University at Albany’s Multipurpose Room earlier this month. The event was part of the New York State Writers Institute’s 2025 author speaker series. Photo Credit: J.T. Stone / The ASPAs a child, biographer Ruth Franklin remembers reading Anne Frank’s “The Diary of a Young Girl” to learn about the persecution of Jews during the Holocaust.

2 months ago | capitolpressroom.org | J.T. Stone

New York’s top judge is throwing his support behind legislation intended to give incarcerated New Yorkers a pathway to a sentence reduction.  In an emotional State of the Judiciary address in early February, New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge Rowan Wilson decried high rates of incarceration in New York and around the country, arguing that lengthy sentences have disproportionately hit communities of color.