State Legislature had Third-Least Productive Session in 100 Years

The State Legislature passed 650 bills during the six-month session that ended last week -- the third fewest since 1915.

The bi-partisan control of the State Senate and an increased reliance on the state budget to deal with policy changes has fueled a drop in bills passed over the century, a report from the New York Public Interest Group found.

In 2012, the Legislature passed the fewest bills since 1915, passing only 571.