Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is concerned about a potential spike in positive COVID-19 cases after Thanksgiving, pointing to human nature and the desire to gather with friends and family for the holidays. New regulations took effect last Friday, November 15, that limit the size of gatherings in private homes to 10 […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo renamed the state university’s central administration building in Albany after recently retired SUNY Chairman H. Carl McCall. In addition to the building renaming, Cuomo awarded McCall the Governor’s Medal of Public Service for his 50 years of public service during which time he served as chairman of […]
On February 14, 2020 Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched a brand new campaign to eliminate gender-based price discrimination, otherwise known as the”pink tax.” Historically, women pay substantially more than men for near-identical personal care and hygiene products; toys, bikes, helmets and backpacks; clothing; and even services such as tailoring, dry-cleaning and […]
The Working Families Party is a good thing in New York politics. It offers a progressive alternative to the Democrats and the good old boys. It also offers voters a chance to vote for people of their choice on a ballot other than that proposed by the Democrats. In the […]
A growing number of Republican lawmakers and county clerks are voicing opposition to a plan to update license plates on millions of cars and trucks in New York. On August 19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans to update state license plates beginning in April 2020 to replace the original blue […]
With more vaping-related illnesses reported across New York, the state Health Department has issued subpoenas to three companies that produce the thickening agents used in vape liquids to determine what ingredients they use in these products. Additionally, the Health Department is requiring new signs in every store that sells vaping […]
You’ve really got to admire New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Integrity means a great deal in politics and so does a modicum of level headedness. DiNapoli has both, and we can all learn a lot from him. Let’s look back. Once he was a decent guy in the New […]
By a 51-to-39 percent margin, New Yorkers say Andrew Cuomo has made New York a better place to live in his nine years as governor. Yet, Cuomo’s favorability rating, negative 43-to-50 percent (down from 52-to-42 percent in June), matches his lowest-ever favorability rating, and his job performance rating 34-to-64 […]