Seven bills are aimed at reversing New York’s historically low voter turnout The Legislature on Monday passed seven bills that bring major revisions to the state’s elections system. The bills, all passed by the Senate and Assembly on January 14, are expected to be signed by the governor. They will […]
Month: January 2019
Cuomo, Legislature enjoy high marks from voters as session begins
Progressive agenda gets strong support from voters; pay raises for lawmakers and other officials is unpopular across all demographics As he prepares to deliver his policy agenda and Executive Budget for 2019, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a 51-to-43 percent favorability rating among registered voters, up from a negative 45-49 percent […]
Cuomo vows to pass three new gun control measures by April
Governor Andrew Cuomo has released more details about three new gun control measures he vowed to pass in the first 100 days of the new session. The most controversial of the proposals — the Red Flag Bill, also known as the extreme risk protection order bill — would prevent individuals […]
New law creates ‘Bill of Rights’ for sexual assault victims
A new law signed by the governor in late December is aimed at keeping sexual assault victims informed about their health care and treatment rights and making it easier to get updates on the status of their evidence kits. The new law requires the Department of Health, in consultation with […]
Governor’s legislative agenda includes legal marijuana, voting reforms and protecting abortion rights
Forgoing the customary “State of the State” Address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled his legislative agenda early this year, urging the Democratic-controlled Legislature to act in the first 100 days of session, which opened on Wednesday. Cuomo announced the agenda on December 17 during a speech hosted by the Roosevelt Institute. […]
Publisher’s Corner: Instead of impeachment, let’s focus on 2020
Many of you may disagree, but I think it is shortsighted and wrong to consider the impeachment of Donald Trump at this time. There are those who think that his impeachment is inevitable, and heaven knows he deserves it. We all know that if Trump is removed from office, as […]