The puppy mill pipeline is about to close down as the New York Senate, by a vote of 48-12, passed a bill that will ban the sale of individual animals in pet stores.
Senator James Seward continues to recover from COVID-19. He was released from the hospital to continue that recovery from home. He and his wife Cindy were diagnosed in late March.
As legislators are working on hammering out a budget in Albany, they're also facing another battle. Another legislator and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19.