Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
In the wake of the flood of sexual harassment accusations against powerful men in politics, entertainment and media, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to immediately convene a task force charged with reviewing existing policies and making recommendations for a uniform standard to handle claims and investigations […]
A coalition of 20 state and national government watchdogs is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign legislation reforming the state’s Freedom of Information Law. The bill, A.2750-a/S.2392-a, would award attorney’s fees to plaintiffs in a FOIL case where a judge determines an agency failed to properly disclose request documents. […]
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is fighting to block the Republican tax plan that has been advancing through the United States Senate this week. “We need to fix our tax system so that it does more to help working families,” Gillibrand said during a conference call with reporters earlier this week. “The […]
The Empire State Plaza ice rink will open at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 1 and the state’s holiday tree lighting ceremony and fireworks will be on Sunday, December 3 to kick off a season of winter events at the plaza. The rink will be open 11 a.m. to 8 […]
To the editor: After reading of Senator Felder’s call for armed security at public schools following the Halloween terror attack I have a question for the Senator: Don’t you think it’s time to admit that New York’s citizen disarmament laws do not keep the public safe? However good your intentions, […]
To the editor: As of November, 2017 there are 4.596,813 active registered voters in New York City. This includes 3,156,031 Democrats; 476,614 Republicans; 814,830 Blanks (no declared party affiliation); 105,023 Independence; 18,379 Conservative; 13,761 Working Family; 7,912 Green; 1,782 Women’s Equality; 258 Reform and 1,319 other registered voters. Out of […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill last week that would have granted expansions of retirement programs for corrections officers and sheriff’s deputies. The bills (S.1850/A.6377), sponsored by Sen. Robert Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, and in the Assembly by Peter Abbate, D-Brooklyn, were passed by the Legislature just before the end of […]
For the second time in two weeks, Sen. Simcha Felder is calling for armed police to be posted outside every New York City school. Sen. Felder, D-Brooklyn, first called for armed NYPD officers to be placed at city schools after a Halloween terror attack in New York City. In that […]