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The Mets are moving their Triple-A affiliate from Sin City to Syracuse after the 2018 season, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday. The New York Mets are hoping to purchase the franchise rights to the Syracuse Chiefs minor league baseball team in a deal that saw “negotiation support” from Gov. Cuomo. […]
A new bill prohibiting the use of “bump-fire” rifle stocks and other rapid fire modifications has been introduced in the New York state Assembly. Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, D-Albany, wrote the legislation that is similar to, but not the same as, a recent Senate bill (S.6902) that would close a loophole […]
Firefighters and their loved ones from across New York state memorialized 118 heroes on Tuesday at the state’s annul New York State Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service in Albany. Firefighters and their families, lawmakers and the lieutenant governor commemorated New York’s bravest who lost their lives in the line of duty […]
Huge support for potential ConCon issues: Term limits, full-time Legislature, initiative and referendum, women’s reproductive rights and protections regardless of gender identity, sex or ethnicity By a narrow 44-to-39 percent margin, registered voters say they will vote “yes” on November 7 to support a constitutional convention, down from 45-to-33 […]
By a solid 64-to-21 percent, registered New York City voters say they prefer a millionaires’ tax instead of a form of congestion pricing as the best way to raise money for mass transit, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. The poll numbers come just days after a panel was […]
Okay, so the Republican high command has met in yet another series of secret meetings outside of what American hero John McCain calls “regular order” in the legislative process. They’ve cooked up a tax reform plan that many analysts, upon reflection, are calling a boon for the very rich. […]
The Government Law Center at Albany Law School and The Rockefeller Institute for Government have released a list of possible revisions to the state Constitution if New York voters decide they want to hold a constitutional convention. The 106-point list was compiled by Scott Fein, an environmental lawyer from Albany, […]
Bill would make it a class D felony to possess, sell, or transport accessories to accelerate the firing rate of a semiautomatic weapon Legislation comes in the wake of Las Vegas shooting in which gunman Stephen Paddock used a bump-fire stock to convert his firearms into virtually automatic weapons State […]