Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
Legislation being pushed by New York City Mayor De Blasio in Albany and introduced in the state Senate and Assembly would increase the number of speed cameras in school zones from 140 camera’s to 750. A great idea. The legislation, if approved would allow cameras to be installed up […]
Religious leaders representing hundreds of Jewish, Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopalian and Unitarian congregations joined Sen. Liz Krueger and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee in Albany to show support for women’s health care and reproductive rights. “As pastors, we believe in New Yorkers’ ability to get the health care that is supported by […]
Sen. José Peralta and Assemblywoman Deborah Glick unveiled a bill to crack down on unsafe drivers near New York City schools. Specifically, the bill would allow up to 750 speed cameras around city schools — 610 more than the current 140 cameras permitted under current law. “We have had […]
Salon.com has an article by Chauncey DeVega that features an interview with the distinguished (and I do mean distinguished) Yale historian Timothy Snyder. Snyder has studied and written about the Holocaust and makes a convincing case that Donald Trump, unpopular and unhappy, will foment a coup d’état. This coup will […]
In the wake of a New York Times article that revealed several senators are being paid for leadership positions they do not hold, an attorney for the Senate Democrats has declared the practice illegal in an analysis backed up by case law and legal precedent. The Times article, published […]
Arlington Storage Company, a subsidiary of energy distributor Crestwood, is abandoning its effort to expand fracked gas storage in unlined salt caverns along Seneca Lake. In its bi-weekly Environmental Compliance Report, filed today with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Arlington states: Despite its best efforts, Arlington has not been successful […]
Legislators and supporters joined with advocates from the group Compassion and Choices to urge passage of the Medical Aid in Dying Act (S.3151/A.2383) before the end of the legislative session next month. The bill would allow for doctors to prescribe barbiturates to mentally competent, terminally ill patients so that they […]
Lawmakers and environmental advocates are hoping to pass a bill this session that would divest state pension funds from the top 200 fossil fuel companies over the next five years. The bill (S.4596/A.3712), sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger, D-Manhattan, and Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, D-Brooklyn, would require the state comptroller to […]