In response to the number of mass shootings happening nationwide, the SUNY New Paltz University Police Department is hosting open classes to educate students on active shooter safety and strengthen campus security. While the SUNY New Paltz Police Department has offered a presentation on active shooter safety for years now, […]
Month: April 2018
Gov. Cuomo to last rogue Democrat in Senate: Seize this opportunity
Governor Andrew Cuomo issued this letter to Senator Simcha Felder hours after Democrats won two seats in the state Senate in special elections Tuesday. Because Felder, a Democrat, conferences with Republicans in the Senate, the GOP retain control of the house despite being outnumbered. Dear Senator Felder, Given Shelley Mayer’s […]
Despite Democratic wins in Senate special elections, Republicans retain majority control
Control of the state’s upper house will remain with Republicans until at least November, according to Sen. Simcha Felder, D-Brooklyn. Though Democrats won Tuesday’s special elections in Senate Districts 32 and 37, giving them the electoral majority — 32 Democrats to 31 Republicans — Felder’s support of the Democratic party […]
New Yorkers elect 11 new legislators from Buffalo to Brookhaven
Voters across New York came out to elect new legislators in two Senate districts and nine Assembly districts on Tuesday. Turnout was low in most districts and there were few surprises, save one. In the Assembly, Republicans picked up five seats — in Erie County, the Capital Region, the Hudson […]
Abinanti, Carlucci demand release of DOT study on railroad crossing safety
Three years after a horrific train accident killed six people in Westchester County, legislators are demanding the state Department of Transportation release an overdue study required by a law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo regarding safe railroad crossings across New York. Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, D-Greenburgh, and Sen. David Carlucci, D-Clarkstown, […]
New law requires full disclosure for political ads on social media
New York has become the first state in the nation to implement comprehensive regulations for political advertisements on social media. The New York State Democracy Protection Act holds New York to the same standards for transparency in political advertising seen in traditional media and at the national level. The federal […]
Mixed reactions to executive order that lets paroled felons vote
New York will restore the right to vote to upwards of 35,000 New York parolees who have served time for felonies, after an executive order was signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday. Under the order, New York will join a list of 14 other states and the District of […]
Local, national groups join forces in hopes of passing Aid-in-Dying bill
A group of local and national organizations pushing for an assisted suicide law in New York have created a larger coalition which they hope will further intensify their fight to expand end-of-life choices. The New York Alliance for Medical Aid in Dying — comprised of four like-minded organizations — is […]