After a four-month investigation into claims of a gender-based hostile work environment, New York State’s Attorney General is taking a legal stand against shamed film producer Harvey Weinstein and the New York City-based Weinstein Company. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman this week filed a civil lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, his brother […]
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High hopes for early voting after budget funding is announced
Following the announcement of several election-related reform proposals last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pledging approximately $7 million in state funding towards his goal of instituting early voting. The trio of proposals — which Gov. Cuomo outlined in his annual state of the state address— include the introduction of early […]
Cuomo, Schneiderman threaten lawsuit if the EPA declares Hudson River cleanup complete
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he and the state’s attorney general are prepared to sue the federal government if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declares that the cleanup of the Hudson River complete, as they are expected to do this month. In an announcement Thursday afternoon, Cuomo and Attorney General Eric […]
New York’s AG hopes to save DACA program by suing Trump Administration
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is leading a multi-state lawsuit against the federal government after President Donald Trump’s move on Tuesday to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Schneiderman is suing for violation of due process rights and the equal protection clause, being that 78 percent of […]
Gov. Cuomo, AG are ready to sue Trump Administration over DACA repeal
New York’s governor and attorney general are threatening to sue the federal government after the Trump Administration’s announcement to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. The legal challenge, announced preemptively on Monday by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, aims to protect more than 40,000 immigrants […]
Publisher’s Corner: True or False? Gov. Cuomo is a hypocrite
Okay, here’s the true or false test I promised you. Please don’t cheat just because the President of the United States and his extended family cheat. T or F: Andrew Cuomo is a hypocrite when he says that he is opposed to the role money plays in United States politics. […]
State leaders stand ready to fight health care repeal or replacement
Even as the Republican health care bill appears to be on life support, New York state officials say that they are prepared to take swift legal action should it be passed in Congress. Meanwhile, two recent polls show that the plan is still largely unpopular with voters. The Better Care […]
Doing his job and doing it well
The current joke in Albany is that while most people think that AG stands for Attorney General, it really means “almost governor.” That’s because lately the Attorney General is next up to be governor. Eric Schneiderman, the current Attorney General, must be measuring the curtains in the governor’s office. […]