Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
There is a huge ongoing political debate about bail. In the past when someone without means was arrested, they could rot in jail for weeks, months or even years. That adds to the number of those incarcerated in the United States which is huge and dwarfs most of the other […]
Video is courtesy of the Governor’s Office
Video is courtesy of the Governor’s Office
Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his tenth State of the State Address Wednesday, outlining a “robust” and “aggressive” plan for the 2020 legislative session that includes dozens of economic development projects, new consumer protections, tighter gun restrictions and environmental initiatives. Ideas proposed for the coming year range from the grandiose — […]
The following “prebuttal” by Senate Republican Leader John Flanagan was issued on Tuesday, January 7, the day before Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Address. The full and unedited statement is reprinted below. I’m John Flanagan, Leader of the State Senate’s Republican Conference. We’re the opposition to the […]
The Assembly Republican Conference has elected Will Barclay to serve as their new leader after the sudden resignation of Brian Kolb last week. Barclay, of Pulaski, had been serving as the deputy minority leader since 2012. The 51-year-old assemblyman was first elected in 2002 and has served on a number […]
Attorney Shoshana Bewlay will take over as executive director of the state’s Committee on Open Government following the resignation of Robert Freeman, who held the job for decades until accusations of sexual misconduct surfaced last June. Secretary of State Rossana Rosado announced Bewlay’s appointment on Monday. After an extensive […]