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Transgender New Yorkers still face discrimination, whether it be in the workplace, at school or in housing. To help fight such discrimination, Assembly members Deborah Glick and Daniel O’Donnell have announced funding that will allow more members of the transgender community access to civil legal services. The budget will […]
The New York State Gaming Commission announced that New York Lottery sales and winnings from video lottery terminal games brought in a combined total of $9.69 billion in revenue for the fiscal year that ended March 31. The number smashed all previous years’ records and the New York Lottery […]
In politics, there are some unknowables. Frontrunner status can be a curse. Just look at Hillary Clinton. She was the anointed one until Barack Obama came along. Then she received a huge challenge from Bernie Sanders, who I have interviewed so many times I’ve lost count. The wife of […]
With Trump winning a commanding victory among Republican voters in New York last week, members of AARP New York are expressing their concerns regarding a lack of details about his Social Security plan. Currently, Donald Trump is the only candidate who has not outlined a plan to make Social Security […]
National and state Democrats say they are energized by last night’s victory of Hillary Clinton and capturing another seat in the state Senate that used to belong to ousted Majority Leader Dean Skelos. According to unofficial results by the New York State Board of Elections, New York’s former U.S. Senator […]
A bill passed by the Assembly would allow teenagers who will be 18 by the time of a presidential election to vote in primaries. The bill is aimed at promoting participation in the electoral process by 17-year-olds who will turn 18 years old in a presidential election year. Those […]
I get a lot of questions about pollsters. People hate the idea that pollsters can call elections. The pollsters not only tell you who is going to win, they tell you how much they will win by. But it turns out that every once in a while they get […]
A lawmaker is “appalled” over the DEC’s black bear management plan that aims to expand hunting opportunities in New York. The Department of Environmental Conservation on April 6 released its annual bear harvest report, noting that the 2015 hunting season saw the second largest bear harvest on record. In 2015, […]