State Legislative Update

Lawmakers managed to rescue a single piece of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’sp women’s rights agenda, a bill that would extend the age at which judges offer counseling instead of jail time on prostitution charges from 15 to 17, the Journal reports: http://on.wsj.com/1468PK

Gov. Andrew Cuomo failed to pass the Women’s Equality Act, after abruptly shifting strategies from accepting nothing less than the entire bill’s passage, to accepting a partial victory without codifying abortion rights, The New York Times writes: http://nyti.ms/10MB4j0

A coalition of women’s groups pressured Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and his Democratic conference to follow the Senate’s lead and pass nine of the ten provisions in the Women’s Equality Act, the Daily News’ Ken Lovett reports: http://nydn.us/12kz1N0