Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
New York City’s Public Advocate Letitia James won the Democratic primary for attorney general on Thursday, coming out ahead in a field of four candidates during a closely watched race. James is on her way to making history in the coming general election. If elected over her Republican opponent Keith […]
Thursday’s primary election saw the defeat of six former Independent Democratic Conference members. These senators often conferenced with Republicans and shared in the control of the house, co-chairing committees and writing legislation with Republican colleagues. The group officially dissolved on April 16, 2018, but they could not withstand a concerted […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has defeated insurgent challenger Cynthia Nixon in Thursday’s primary election to claim the Democratic nomination for governor in New York. A total of 1.51 million Democrats voted in the New York State primary elections. Nearly 65 percent of them voted for Cuomo. He easily defeated Nixon with […]
Gov. Cuomo also signs new law to standardize autism spectrum screening for children three and younger Senate Republicans announced that two bills aimed at helping individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities were signed into law. Sen. Robert Ortt, R-North Tonawanda, sponsored bill S.8955, which requires the state to comply […]
New York gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro today proposed that an independent debate commission for statewide political races be formed in New York state to guarantee that voters have ample opportunity to learn the positions of primary and general election candidates. Molinaro proposed that such a commission be comprised of recognized […]
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, said today that he would propose a multi-year $100 billion capital spending plan to fix the MTA in his first year of office. Hawkins said that the $100 billion for these capital improvements should be funded by a variety of revenue sources, […]
The campaign committee for Governor Andrew Cuomo raised a total of $6,004,070.15 and filed the following information with the Board of Elections for the July 16, 2018 filing: Total Receipts: $6,027,973.32 for the first half of 2018 Total Cash On Hand (End of Period): $31,122,984.78 Median contribution: $150 Most frequent […]
Former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam were convicted on bribery, extortion, and honest services fraud counts, following a five-week jury trial before the U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood. As a unanimous jury found for a second time, Dean Skelos repeatedly abused his official position to […]