Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
I have become a huge Letitia James fan. She doesn’t let anyone push her around. She keeps her own counsel and she has done phenomenal work as New York State Attorney General. She has gone after all the Donald Trump nonsense and for that alone we owe her. In New […]
This upcoming Election Day, New Yorkers will be voting on several propositions that would amend the New York State Constitution, including Proposition 5 which would expand the jurisdiction of New York City civil courts. Voters on Tuesday will see the following question: “The proposed amendment would increase the New York […]
Guest column from Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay Voters across New York state will be heading to the polls to make critical decisions regarding which candidates will represent them in the coming term. This year, it is especially important residents get out and vote as elections featuring local candidates, typically, […]
On Election Day, New York state voters will have the option of voting for the constitutional right to clean air and clean water, joining three other states that guarantee these environmental protections. On November 2, voters will see the following question, among others, on the back of their ballots, regardless […]
The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County released a video titled “Teach Me To Vote 2021,” encouraging a dialogue between “elementary students and the adults in their lives” about the upcoming elections and the importance of voting and civic education. Funded by the Saratoga County League of Women Voters […]
We love it in the Berkshires, but I have a special affinity for the area around 89th Street on New York’s West Side where I spent my long-ago boyhood. Lately, there has been big trouble in the neighborhood which I think of as my own, concerning restaurants. One of these […]
Sen. Brad Hoylman introduced the FAIR Vaccines Mandate Act that would prevent non- New York City based performers and professional athletes from getting away with bypassing COVID vaccine requirements. Hoylman, D-Manhattan, made it clear that visitors from out of town should not have special privileges when it comes to vaccine […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law S.64/ A.1524 that creates a statewide restaurant meals program that allows SNAP program recipients to purchase hot and prepared meals at a time when food insecurity is at historically high levels. The new law mandates the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to […]