In session: Skaneateles native Mitchell Lucas writes mock legislation as state Senate intern

ALBANY | Mitchell Lucas is preparing to introduce a bill in the New York State Senate that he hopes will work toward keeping invasive species out of Skaneateles Lake and maintaining the pristine quality of the water.

No, the Skaneateles native is not a state senator himself. Instead, the Le Moyne College senior is spending his final semester of school interning in the Albany legislative office of Sen. Martin Golden, a Brooklyn Republican.

And, as part of that program, Lucas and his fellow interns spent Friday introducing and debating legislation that they wrote themselves based on issues they gained interest and knowledge in through their work.