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A four-member committee has recommended substantial pay raises for members of the state Legislature, the governor, lieutenant governor, state comptroller and state attorney general. The New York State Compensation Committee — consisting of current and former New York state and New York City comptrollers — unveiled their recommendations Monday, December […]
Someone is giving Andrew Cuomo good advice. He is out there, taking on all comers on media outlets of all sorts. In contrast with Donald Trump, who is avoiding the tough questions, Andrew is looking pretty good. It turns out that the guy actually has a sense of humor although […]
More than 5,000 people have signed a petition demanding that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman donate his campaign funds to organizations that support sexual violence victims. The petition was launched by a coalition of groups including the Feminist Majority, the National Organization for Women, the National Organization for […]
Assemblyman Brian Kolb, R-Canandaigua, was unanimously re-elected leader of the Assembly Republican Conference on November 27, 2018. Kolb was first elected to the Assembly in 2000 and has served as minority leader since 2009. This makes Kolb the longest-tenured legislative leader in Albany. Kolb’s district includes all of Ontario County […]
Lately there has been some speculation as to the road forward for the Republican Party in New York State. Actually, there is both good and bad news for the Grand Old Party. The bad news, of course, is that they will never again gain a majority in either the Assembly […]