Nick Reisman reports for New York State of Politics that in the state Assembly's brief special session this week, lawmakers passed a number of bills including a ban on wildlife killing competitions. “Most New Yorkers would be shocked to learn that dozens of horrific, unsporting contests take place each year in New York to kill the largest number of certain species of wildlife, or some other metric like the largest specimen,” said Assemblymember Deborah Glick, the bill's main sponsor in the Assembly. The state Senate had previously passed the bill, so it goes to Gov. Kathy Hochul for a signature or a veto. If Hochul signs the measure, New York will join California, Vermont, New Mexico, Arizona, Massachusetts, Colorado, Washington state, Maryland, and Oregon in banning wildlife killing competitions. Read more about this story at New York State of Politics.