State Trooper, others injured in Western New York when tractor trailer caused massive pile-up during white-out conditions Following a massive 21-vehicle pileup on the Thruway Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning truck and bus drivers that they will face serious fines and traffic charges — potentially even temporarily losing their […]
Month: January 2019
Publisher’s Corner: Thank Trump for NY’s new progressive policies
If Donald Trump wasn’t perceived as such a monster by New Yorkers and if that hadn’t convinced Governor Andrew Cuomo, for whatever his reasons, to unload on Trump and to go after the Republicans (who many suspect he helped to maintain control over the State Senate for years), we might […]
Child Victims Act passes after a decade of gridlock
After a decade of fighting, supporters of the Child Victims Act saw their legislation pass both houses of the state Legislature this week and are awaiting a signature from the governor. The newly Democratic Senate passed the bill (S.2440/A.2683) on Monday, followed soon after by the Assembly. The passage of […]
Gov. Cuomo signs major voting reforms
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation today that implements major changes to the state’s voting and election laws.On Thursday, Cuomo signed five new laws that enacts early voting in New York, synchronizes state and federal elections, preserves enrollment status for those who move to a new county, allows 16- and 17-year-olds […]
Publisher’s Corner: Can snowstorms get political?
Snow is political. “What?” you say. “Snow is political? That’s ridiculous! Really? How can snow be political?” If snow falls and clogs the streets and traffic can’t move and there are rats underneath the garbage that hasn’t been picked up, guess who gets the blame? Yes, indeed, the politicians. And […]
Voters split on plastic bag ban, single-payer health care and congestion pricing in Manhattan
Strong support for legal weed, “red flag” gun confiscation bill and raising the age to buy cigarettes In a new Quinnipiac University poll, New Yorkers say they strongly support a “Red Flag” law that gives authorities the power to remove guns from the homes of violent people, legalizing recreational marijuana […]
Recognizing “a moment in time,” Cuomo promises most productive first hundred days in state history
$175 billion budget includes legal marijuana, sports gambling and NYC congestion pricing as revenue generators Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a progressive program for the legislative session and the coming fiscal year before a standing room only audience in Albany on Tuesday. Public financing of statewide elections, eliminating one-time-use plastic […]
NYS Conservative Party laments the coming “nanny state”
The Conservative Party of New York State issued a statement Monday lamenting the “progressive nanny state” it sees on the horizon, following the election of a democratic Senate and Assembly, coupled with the governor’s progressive Anti-Trump agenda being unveiled in Albany this week. With the session just a few days […]