On February 5, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, R-Staten Island, introduced a new bill that would prohibit supervised injection sites across New York state. The bill is carried in the Senate by Fred Akshar, R-Endwell. The bill comes as New York City considers creating safe injection sites for heroin users in […]
Month: February 2019
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s statement on Amazon HQ2 pullout
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s statement on Amazon’s decision to pull its HQ2 project from Queens after facing backlash from lawmakers and some union leaders. “Amazon chose to come to New York because we are the capital of the world and the best place to do business. We competed in and won […]
Experts rank best and worst presidents (guess where Trump lands)
For the sixth time since its inception in 1982, the Siena College Research Institute’s Survey of U.S. Presidents finds that experts rank Franklin D. Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington as the United States’ top five chief executives. The 157 participating presidential scholars for the first […]
State Legislature introduces first “Green New Deal” bill in the nation
Modeling state-level legislation on Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s national fight for a greener nation, New York Democrats are introducing a “Green New Deal” of their own. Sen. James Sanders Jr., D-Queens, is sponsoring a “Green New Deal for New York,” saying the U.S. is in a “state of climate emergency.” According […]
Recreational marijuana risks outweigh rewards, says Sheriff’s Association
The New York State Sheriffs’ Association recently held a series of press conferences across the state to express their opposition to the idea of legalizing recreational marijuana in New York, one of the governor’s goals for 2019. Nearly a dozen law enforcement groups, along with health officials and other concerned […]
SUNY Chancellor hopes to inspire students with a more diverse faculty
In her second State of the University Address, SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson unveiled her plans to enroll more full-time online students and hire more underrepresented faculty across the SUNY system. Beginning this fall, the SUNY system will begin enrolling more students in exclusively online degree programs. “We will rethink our […]
Letter: State needs to do a better job maintaining its roads
To the Editor: There are many positive funding appropriations in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget. Unfortunately, New York State is doing a poor job maintaining roads that they own in Westchester County. The last time a state-owned road was paved in Greenburgh was about four years ago. Roads that […]
Activists want Congressman Tonko to commit to Green New Deal
The day after Rep. Paul Tonko co-chaired a hearing on climate change in Washington, a group of protesters gathered at his Albany office urging him to “Walk it, don’t talk it” as Congress takes up legislation to combat global warming. The environmental activists are angry that Tonko was the only […]