Intoxication not a 'license' to rape: Hochul pushes to tighten law amid Cornell scandal
Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing for legislation to tighten rape laws in New York, arguing that intoxication should not be a legal defense. The state Assembly has not yet advanced the proposed measures.
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, left, and Speaker Carl Heastie, center, meet with Gov. Kathy Hochul, right, following a presentation of Gov. Hochul's executive budget proposal in January. The state Assembly has consistently declined to advance the measures.
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