A ten-point plan to fix the Metropolitan Transportation Authority includes new tolls on cars entering lower Manhattan as a way to generate much-needed funding for the city’s trains, buses and subways. Announced Monday, the congestion pricing plan developed jointly by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de […]
Month: February 2019
Publisher’s Corner: The Gillibrand enigma
The first New Hampshire polling is in and Bernie Sanders is the big winner. We had a clue about that when he reported hauling in $6,000,000 in donations within 24 hours of announcing. Friends, in politics that is a great deal of money. Maybe he could have beaten Donald Trump […]
Krueger-Ortiz bill would create a nonpartisan Legislative Budget Office
LBO would remove politics from revenue and spending forecasts, improve budget process and fiscal accountability The Senate Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance, chaired by Senator Alessandra Biaggi, voted Thursday to move S.3287/A.1835, a bill to create a nonpartisan legislative budget office similar to those used by the New York […]
Cuomo, joined by House Speaker Pelosi, signs “Red Flag” gun control law
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday to sign the Red Flag Bill, the latest in New York State gun control laws. The new law — also known as the extreme risk protection order bill — prevents individuals who show signs of being a threat to themselves […]
Letter: Statehouse reporters needed now more than ever
To the editor: The recent retirement of long time New York Daily News Albany reporter Ken Lovett is a major loss. While a majority of citizens continue to be apathetic, there are still many of us who really care about the actions and activities of both our elected officials and […]
NYC Taxi drivers protest in Albany
Earlier this month, New York City taxi cab drivers protested at the Capitol in opposition of the congestion surcharge placed on yellow and green cabs by the state. The congestion surcharge would add an extra $2.50 on every trip for yellow cabs and an extra $2.75 for green cabs. Protests […]
Publisher’s Corner: There are no winners in the Amazon debacle
You do not want to get on the dark side of Andrew Cuomo. When he gets angry, watch out, and he is angry now. Something that really shouldn’t have happened did happen. The newly empowered Democrats in the State Senate miscalculated and as a result, Amazon pulled out of the […]
Cuomo signs bills reducing ballot signature requirements for 2019
On February 20, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed two pieces of legislation that will increase ballot access for candidates planning to run for public office in 2019. Earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved a bill that will unify the state, local, and federal (non-presidential) elections to a single […]