Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
The Republican tax plan pending in the U.S. Congress benefits the wealthy the most, say 64 percent of American voters, while only 24 percent say the tax plan benefits the middle class. Just 5 percent of Americans say it benefits low-income people, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released […]
I have made up some letters that reflect the kind of mail and comments I have been getting lately. Here goes: Dear Doctor Chartock: I keep hearing that Andrew Cuomo is gearing up to run for president. He can’t win, can he? Sign me, Kate in Kingston Dear Kate: Of course […]
My mom used to accuse me of being like England giving away France’s colonies. She meant that I was giving away what was not mine to give. Recently, Governor Andrew Cuomo has engendered a certain amount of controversy by using a lot of New York State resources to help Puerto […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for a bipartisan, united front against Trump Administration policies he says are threatening New Yorkers. The governor’s plea was directed at New York’s congressional delegation and comes in response to President Trump’s call for an $800 billion decrease to the Medicaid program — the heaviest […]
Okay, so the Republican high command has met in yet another series of secret meetings outside of what American hero John McCain calls “regular order” in the legislative process. They’ve cooked up a tax reform plan that many analysts, upon reflection, are calling a boon for the very rich. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Donald Trump, the President of the United States, has sucked all the air out of state government. What we have now is all Trump, all the time. If you are a player in state government and want to get into the news cycle, you would be well advised to say […]