With the start of the new fiscal year coming on Monday, campaign finance reformers made a last push for smaller campaign contribution limits and publicly funded campaigns during a rally outside the governor’s office in the Capitol on Thursday. About 40 members of the Fair Elections coalition — led by […]
Month: March 2019
Rockland County declares state of emergency over measles outbreak
Rockland County Executive Ed Day declared a countywide state of emergency this week because of an ongoing measles outbreak. Beginning at midnight on Wednesday, anyone who is under 18 years of age and unvaccinated against the measles will be barred from public places. Sen. Brad Hoylman, the sponsor of […]
Legislation seeks coyote management plan from DEC
A bill passed by the Senate on Wednesday (S.2100) would require the state Department of Environmental Conservation to respond to the increasing presence of coyotes in urban and suburban areas across New York state. The bill sponsor, Shelly Mayer, D-Yonkers, says a rapidly growing number of coyotes has posed new […]
Publisher’s Corner: Sin is in!
Sin is back in fashion. In New York, marijuana is back on the table. In my town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, you’d need a lot of Roundup to kill all of the weed that four or five stores will be selling. In New York, it’s just a matter of time […]
Bill would drastically reduce robocalls in New York
State lawmakers and consumer advocates are taking a stand against robocalls with a new bill to stop automated phone calls from hitting New Yorkers’ phones without their prior consent. Sen. Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou, along with consumer advocates, held a press conference in Albany on Tuesday revealing the […]
Bill would put cameras on school buses to prosecute dangerous drivers
The Assembly has passed a bipartisan bill that would allow local governments and school districts to install cameras on the stop arms of school buses. The bill was sponsored by Assemblyman William Magnarelli, D-Syracuse, in an effort to reduce accidents and dangerous situations involving traffic around school buses. New York […]
Cuomo: No budget deal without a permanent tax cap
Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with the full delegation of Long Island senators for a rally at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park on Sunday in support of a permanent 2 percent property tax cap. Earlier this month, the governor vowed he will not sign a budget without the […]
Campaign finance reformers playing hardball as budget deadline nears
A group pushing for campaign financing reform is planning a rally in the Capitol this coming Monday to pressure lawmakers who appear to be backing away from earlier proposals to fund some elections with public matching funds. Even though the Assembly Democratic Conference — the largest in the state […]