Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
Less than 48 hours after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, thousands of New Yorkers marched in solidarity on Jan. 21. Megan Sperry, a professor of Digital Media and Journalism at the State University of New York at New Paltz, attended the Women’s March in Albany. In an interview […]
The Senate Democratic Conference presented the second legislative package in their “resistance agenda,” this time to expand voting accessibility and voter rights in New York. The package includes nine pieces of legislation to expand voting rights, including proposals for early voting, easier party enrollment, and modernization of voting methods, as […]
Public support is growing for a law that requires presidential candidates to release their tax returns as a condition for appearing on the ballot Legislation requiring presidential candidates to release their five most recent federal tax returns as a prerequisite for appearing on a ballot in New York […]
Okay, I love Medicare and Social Security. They are life-saving programs. I go to the doctor and Medicare and my secondary insurance, The Empire Plan, both pay. I believe that this Lyndon Johnson program is among the top testimonials to a great president who was brought down by the […]
Assemblyman Francisco Moya, D-Jackson Heights, introduced new legislation that would grant undocumented New Yorkers the right to obtain a state-issued driver’s license. “Throughout most of New York, a driver’s license isn’t a luxury; it’s a necessity,” Moya said. “I introduced new legislation that is REAL ID compliant, and will […]
The Senate Democratic Conference has introduced their “resistance agenda,” to counter what they call “an assault on American values” by the Trump administration. The agenda includes two bills that harness protections for international SUNY and CUNY students, and prohibiting the Port Authority from manning the roll out of President […]
Certain words from foreign languages are so universally used that they become part of the English language. Certainly one of my favorite Yiddish words that our language has adopted is “chutzpah” which means, more or less, “unbelievable gall.” It is often exemplified by the story of the kid who […]
There are two New Yorkers who have to be circling around each other in a cage fight; Andrew and Donald; governor and president. In these two alpha males we have two massive egos. Both are experts at acquiring and maintaining power. Neither likes to take prisoners and each knows that […]