Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
With the spring semester now in full swing, SUNY athletes will finally have the chance to take the field. SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced on February 23 that the State University of New York Athletic Commission (SUNYAC) is cleared to resume activities starting on March 20. The sports that will […]
A new bill was introduced on March 1 by Assemblyman Mike Lawler to increase the Attorney General’s authority in investigating sexual misconduct in the state government. The introduction of the bill follows allegations from three women of sexual misconduct by Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the past week. Last week, two […]
New York State Democratic Party Chairman Jay S. Jacobs has released the following statement Tuesday, March 2 at 11:30 a.m. The statement was issued about 30 minutes after six Democratic lawmakers — State Senator Julia Salazar, State Senator Jabari Brisport, Assembly Member Emily Gallagher, Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest, Assembly Member […]
New York State Attorney General Letitia James confirmed Sunday she is preparing an investigation into allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed two former employees. “Allegations of sexual harassment should always be taken seriously,” James said on Sunday. “There must be a truly independent investigation to thoroughly review these troubling […]
The news in review: Okay, so Ted Cruz became an international scandal. Why? The guy is a creep. There is so much built up animus against Donald Trump from any thinking, decent person that all that energy needed a place to go. It got transferred to Cruz. When Cruz and […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo received a report from the Department of Financial Services earlier this month that details the transfer of sensitive user data by third-party application and website designers to Facebook. The report is the result of an article published by the Wall Street Journal in Feb. 2019 which found […]
With Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposing mobile sports betting as part of his budget plans, a Buffalo-area assemblywoman is asking colleagues to make sure some revenue is directed to youth sports programs, equipment and facilities. Assemblywoman Monica Wallace, D-Lancaster, says that any sports betting revenue should dedicate some funds for youth […]
I never thought that the spineless, degenerate, almost all white Republican senators would prove their patriotism and vote to convict Donald Trump. Trump, of course, was impeached for inciting the heinous, murderous, sickening riot of January 6th. On that date, the seat of government was desecrated and our Constitution threatened […]
