On Tuesday Jan. 24, Assemblyman Dean Murray, R-East Patchogue, introduced a bill he says would help safeguard New Yorkers by taking away local authority to flout federal homeland security laws that pertain to deporting undocumented immigrants with a criminal record. Murray’s New York Combating Alien Recidivism and Ending Sanctuary […]
Month: January 2017
Court of Appeals nominee has extensive civil rights, commercial litigation background
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated Rowan Wilson to be the next associate judge on the New York State Court of Appeals. If approved by the Senate, Wilson would replace Judge Eugene Pigott who retired last year. “The New York State Court of Appeals embodies the highest values of government […]
SUNY proposals would keep more students on track for graduation
SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher delivered her eighth and final State of the University Address January 23, outlining proposals she says will benefit both current students and recent graduates. Those proposals include being more proactive in encouraging all students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms and to […]
This could really get ugly
There are two New Yorkers who have to be circling around each other in a cage fight; Andrew and Donald; governor and president. In these two alpha males we have two massive egos. Both are experts at acquiring and maintaining power. Neither likes to take prisoners and each knows that […]
Changes to physician-assisted suicide legislation might calm critics’ fears
Revised bill contains new assurances that only mentally competent patients could request life-ending drug Four state lawmakers on Monday announced they are re-introducing a bill that would allow physician-assisted suicide for mentally competent, terminally ill patients in New York state. Sen. Diane Savino, D-Staten Island; Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale; […]
If more than one person knows your secret, it isn’t a secret anymore
One of the most interesting things to happen during the Senate confirmation hearings was the number of Trump appointees who appeared to disagree with the campaign rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump. As a group, there was disagreement with Trump about water boarding, the building of a wall between the […]
Assembly bill would ban gun shows on public property
Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, D-Greenburgh, has introduced a bill (A. 456) that would ban gun shows on public property. Abinanti introduced his bill after Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino authorized the first gun show at the Westchester County Center in four years. On Thursday, January 19, Astorino vetoed a Westchester […]
Governor proposes ambitious ethics reform plan and election changes
Cuomo proposes full-time Legislature, term limits, easier voting and public campaign funding In his sixth and final State of the State Address in Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined a plan to limit outside income of lawmakers, create a full-time Legislature, impose term limits for elected officials and make it […]