New Yorkers are reaching beyond partisan politics when it comes to gun control legislation, according to a new poll conducted by the Siena Research Institute. The poll, conducted from March 11-16, reached 772 New York state registered voters for their opinions on the SAFE Act and various other bills before […]
Month: March 2018
“Toxic Tour” is targeting hedge fund contributions in NY politics
Coming to a local Senate district near you — the “Toxic Tour” featuring rock music, a 12-foot inflatable man in a hazmat suit and reformers looking to change campaign finance laws. A group called the “Strong Economy For All Coalition” is hosting these events in five Senate districts to protest […]
An exclusive interview with Glenn Doty, Legislative Gazette editor: 1978-2001
Glenn Doty, a former reporter and managing editor for the daily Middletown Times Herald Record and a respected SUNY New Paltz Journalism professor for many years, was the first news editor of the Legislative Gazette. Over the course of 23 years, Glenn taught his ever-changing groups of interns the basics […]
Corey Feldman Speaks in Albany in Support of Child Victims Act
Corey Feldman joined legislatures and advocates in Albany on March 14 to support the Child Victims Act. If passed, this legislation would eliminate the statue of limitations for sexually related crimes to an underage victim and extend the space for civil claims.
Hoylman-Colton bill would make NY the first to achieve 100% renewable energy
Legislators and environmental advocates say New York can be the national leader in the move to 100 percent renewable energy. Sen. Brad Hoylman, D-Manhattan, and Assemblyman William Colton, D-Brooklyn, are sponsors of a bill (S.5908/A.5105) that would require New York state to rely completely on renewable energy by 2032. While […]
Sen. Flanagan and Senate GOP angry over cop killer’s parole
A man convicted of killing two NYPD officers in 1971 has been released on parole despite efforts by Senate Republicans to keep him behind bars. “Herman Bell is a callous and depraved cop killer who took the lives of two police officers just because they wore the uniform,” Senate Majority […]
Deval Patrick could be just the ticket
Deval Patrick is a natural as a presidential candidate. A beloved two-term governor of Massachusetts, Patrick graduated from Harvard and Harvard Law. He’s a close friend of President Barack Obama and probably the best bet that the Democrats have in the 2020 election. When he was governor, I interviewed Patrick […]
Bill encourages more pet adoptions from shelters, aims to close “puppy mills”
Pet dealers in New York would no longer be able to sell dogs or cats bred in “puppy mills” or “kitten mills” if a bill proposed by Sen. Michael Gianaris and Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell is passed. The bill, (S.7711/A.09946), sponsored by Gianaris, D-Queens, and O’Donnell, D-Manhattan, would ban pet stores […]