The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived—Gov. Kathy Hochul finally allowed her emergency pandemic powers to lapse. Some see this as a political move only weeks before the General Election, but whatever the reason, we’re thankful for it!

Then, the Board of Regents gave approval to new regulations that will affect private schools across the state. We’ll fill in some of the details.

Next, mobile sports gambling is bringing waves of revenue to New York, but it’s leaving many addicts in its wake. What price is society paying?

Following that, we’ll offer some follow up on contractual surrogacy in our state. New research is showing there is cause for concern.

Finally, we’ll look at a federal effort by Sen. Lindsey Graham to ban abortion after fifteen weeks.

Let’s get started.