Yancey Roy reports in Newsday about all that Democrats have accomplished this legislative session, since taking over the State Senate as well as the Assembly. The two chambers have passed bills addressing abortion, early voting, gun control, LGBTQ rights, teacher evaluations, offshore drilling and the statute of limitations on child molestation. “The pace is breathtaking,” Doug Muzzio, a Baruch College political scientist told the reporter. “It’s the most active legislative session opening in my memory – going back to the 1970s. More major legislation than some complete sessions … Democrats are fulfilling their campaign promises with gusto.” School aid, marijuana legalization, government oversight, single-payer health care, rent control, and Amazon's proposal to build a multi-billion dollar headquarters in New York City are among the issues that the legislature may also take up. And they still need to pass a state budget. “January and February have been generally embarrassing,” in the past, according to Sen. Neil Breslin, a Democrat from Albany entering his 23rd year in office. “The past month has been by far the most exciting of my 22 years in the Senate. You felt like a team, you had goals and you accomplished those goals.” Read the full story in Newsday.