Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
At the Albany County Court building on Thursday, dozens of sheriffs, deputies, police chiefs, district attorneys, police unions and concerned citizens called on state legislators to reconsider the repercussions of this year’s controversial criminal justice reforms, set to take effect this January 1st. Under these new reforms, more than 400 […]
It would be hard to tell you how scared I am of a Trump second term. When history is written, there will be a lot of blame assigned to the Democrats who couldn’t dispense with their self-promotion and arrogance and come up with a candidate who, a look back will […]
To the editor: Richmond County Republican Joe Borelli’s plans to introduce legislation for initiation of a process to afford State Island the ability to leave New York City is nothing new. The idea was first proposed by the late Staten Island Republican State Senator John Marchi decades earlier. It is […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation (S.2960-b/A.605-a) on Wednesday that will change the state’s driver education books, curriculum and exams to now include information on school bus safety laws. The bill was introduced by Senator Anna Kaplan and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal and passed both houses of the Legislature earlier this year. […]
A recent Assembly hearing examined health insurance options for municipal employees across New York state. Assemblymen Kevin Cahill, Fred Thiele, and Philip Steck heard testimony on the rising costs of health care in New York and the challenges of providing affordable health insurance for employees of local governments and school […]
Letters I might have gotten: Dear Doctor: My husband, Bernard, and I are having a very tough time. We both respect your work and have agreed to submit our problem to you. We will abide by your decision. We both fear for the future of the Republic. We agree that […]
Are you kidding? We know that Jay Jacobs, the chair of the New York State Democratic Party, is calling for the elimination of cross endorsements. This means a candidate would not be permitted to run on more than one party line. He is also in favor of raising the number […]
To the editor: Home health agencies provide interdisciplinary health care to individuals at home. You may be familiar with some forms of this care. Thousands of exceptional people with specialized training make it happen, working together to overcome countless medical, social and environmental hurdles in too-often untold ways. A pediatric […]