In this week’s episode of the Albany Update, we start with good news regarding the fight to protect pro-life people from government harassment.

Pivoting to other pro-life work, we note that November is National Adoption Month.

Then, we must address a troubling ruling regarding New York’s involuntary quarantine rule.

Next, on the heels of New York’s effort to legalize recreational marijuana, some legislators are now hoping to decriminalize hard drugs. Perhaps they should heed the warning that Oregon’s bad drug deal gives the nation.

Finally, our state is considering new high school graduation requirements that would make standardized testing for students nearly obsolete. Can the Excelsior State’s educational results fall much lower than they already are? Without testing, we may never know.

Let’s get started.