President Joe Biden, joined onstage by his family and Vice President Kamala Harris, addressed the nation at his presidential inauguration on Capitol Hill today, promising to restore unity following President Donald Trump’s one term in office. “Today we celebrate the triumph, not of a candidate, but of a cause, the […]
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Senate Democrats name committee chairs
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins today announced Senate Committee Chair assignments for the upcoming legislative session. The Senate Democratic Conference, which holds a veto-proof super majority for the first time, has created five new conferences, which are bold in the list below. “During our first session as the new Senate […]
Publisher’s Corner: This is a tough time to be governor
How would YOU like to be governor of New York right now? This may be the toughest time in history to have that top job. Let me count the ways. To begin with, and there is no question about this, we have the worst president in the history of this […]
UPDATED: Airlines agree to added testing for NY-bound passengers as worries grow over new virus strain
In the wake of a new, highly contagious variant of the COVID-19 virus found in the United Kingdom, three airlines have agreed to test passengers traveling from the UK to New York. British Airways, Delta Airlines and Virgin Atlantic have agreed to require a COVID-19 test before allowing passengers to […]
Five years after Hoosick Falls water crisis, lawmakers and citizens say other small communities are still at risk
In 2015, residents of Hoosick Falls, a village located in Rensselaer County, were informed by the Environmental Protection Agency that their drinking water was unsafe to drink due to PFOA contamination. For years, Hoosick Falls residents were in the dark about the cancer-causing chemical in their drinking water. A local […]
Publisher’s Corner: Georgia Senate races may determine whether Biden picks Cuomo for AG
I have asked Andrew Cuomo on several occasions whether he had any interest in being Attorney General of the United States. Consistently and predictably, he answered that he loved being governor and he wanted to remain as governor. That, of course, is the politically correct answer to the inevitable question […]
New York’s Electoral College delegates cast 29 votes for Biden-Harris
New York’s 29 delegates to the Electoral College met in person in the state Capitol today to cast their ballots for President-Elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. New Yorks’ delegates are some of the state’s most active, prominent and faithful members of the Democratic Party, including mayors Kathy […]
Long Island nurse is the first in New York — and possibly the U.S. — to receive the COVID vaccine
Shortly before 9:30 this morning, Sandra Lindsay, a nurse in the ICU unit at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, was the first person in New York — and likely the first in the United States — to receive the vaccine for COVID-19. Gov. Andrew Cuomo virtually joined Northwell […]