On Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, Spectrum News held a debate for New York governor, hosted by “Inside City Hall” host Errol Louis and “Capital Tonight” host Susan Arbetter. The debate between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Lee Zeldin was held in the Schimmel Theater at Pace University in lower […]

Sarahana Shrestha and Patrick Sheehan are running for State Assembly in the 103rd District in New York, which includes Ulster and Dutchess counties in the Hudson Valley. The election has been labeled as a “race to watch” by the Gotham Gazette. In the June Democratic primary, Shrestha defeated long-time incumbent […]

Independent voters may be the deciding factor in the tightening Attorney General’s race between incumbent Democrat Letitia James and Republican challenger Michael Henry. In a mid-October Siena poll, James was leading Henry 51 – 40 percent among likely voters. That was down from a Siena poll the month before, when […]

During last week’s gubernatorial debate, Gov. Kathy Hochul was asked about a piece of legislation she has not signed, Assembly Bill A7389C, sponsored by Anna Kelles, D-Ithaca, and S.6486, sponsored by Kevin Parker, D-Brooklyn. The bill, which would place establish a two year moratorium on proof-of-work cryptomining in New York […]

With New York now a battleground state in this year’s midterm elections, New York’s large and diverse 19th Congressional District features a tight and tumultuous race between attorney and former congressional staffer Josh Riley and Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro.  The redrawn district contains 776,971 people in its borders and […]

  On the morning of Thursday, October 27th, The Legislative Gazette conducted an interview with congressional candidate for District 18, Colin Schmitt, R-New Windsor. Schmitt currently serves as the Assemblyman for New York’s 99th District covering sections of Rockland and Orange County. Schmitt has held office since 2018. He is […]

Republican challenger Lee Zeldin and Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul faced off in the only scheduled gubernatorial debate for New York, hosted live by Spectrum News 1.  The debate took place at Pace University in Manhattan live from the Schimmel Theater and was hosted by Spectrum political anchors Errol Louis of […]

In a race identified as a toss up by Real Clear Politics, all eyes are on the 18th Congressional District of New York as Democrat Pat Ryan and Republican Colin Schmitt fight for a large swath of the Hudson Valley.  Pat Ryan D-Gardiner and Colin Schmitt, R-New Windsor are running […]