Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York is taking legal action to halt a rail operator’s plan to store thousands of train cars indefinitely in the Adirondack Park. The move represents what the governor calls “the first step in a series of aggressive actions” to stop Iowa Pacific Company’s from storing […]
Month: December 2017
Publisher’s Corner: There is real danger in this merry season
Oh brother! The holidays are upon on us and that spells disaster for those of us who are on diets for heath reasons, like having to keep our blood sugar or weight down. The parties are always the most dangerous part, especially those wonderful occasions where every guest makes their […]
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 […]
Advocates, lawmakers launch early effort to pass Child Victims Act in 2018
Survivors, legislators and children’s advocates are organizing early with the goal of finally getting the Child Victims Act across the finish line and on to the governor’s desk before the end of the 2018 legislative session. One group, New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators, kicked off its advocacy for the coming […]
Gov. Cuomo proposes taking guns away from domestic abusers
In his upcoming State of the State Address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will propose taking handguns, rifles and shotguns from New Yorkers convicted of domestic violence. In the last three years, Cuomo has begun releasing his major policy initiative for the coming year ahead of his actual State of the State […]
Dems vying for NY-19 share a common goal: Ousting Faso
Helping small business, renewable energy, education and health care are among the Democrats’ shared priorities Six Democratic candidates for Congress fought it out before and audience of students and Hudson Valley voters on the SUNY New Paltz campus Wednesday to determine who will challenge Republican John Faso for the 19th […]
New bills seek to protect DACA recipients
Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda announced today a pair of bills that he plans on introducing in the upcoming legislative session. The bills, currently still without numbers, would seek to allow recipients of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, to keep their drivers license when the DACA program lapses in March […]
GOP tax plan is deeply unpopular, according to new Quinnipiac poll
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 […]