Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
New York Attorney General Letitia James held a virtual press conference on April 19 to announce the first round of payments from statewide opioid settlements for the Capital Region. The funds are the result of the $1.5 billion that James secured for New York so far as a result of […]
The Senate passed the Adult Survivors Act (S.66/A.648), sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal. The legislation would create a one-year window for the revival of time-barred civil lawsuits based on sex crimes committed against individuals who were 18 years of age or older. On […]
The New York State Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that the proposed congressional and New York State Senate election district lines were improperly drawn and is ordering that new ones be drawn by a nonpartisan special master. “The enactment of the congressional and Senate maps by the Legislature was […]
Governor Kathy Hochul was kind enough to join me on my syndicated radio program recently and she showed me another side of her that many people have yet to see. First of all, she has a sense of humor. Who knew? I had written a column urging her to come […]
On April 14, 2022 members of the group TIAA Divest held a rally at SUNY New Paltz to spread the word about their campaign to pressure TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett into halting new investments in fossil fuels, fully divesting from fossil fuels by 2025, and immediately stopping TIAA’s acquisition […]
A bill that would change the way New York courts handle child custody and parental visitation decisions has moved out of committee after a unanimous, bi-partisan vote and has now advanced to a third reading in the Senate. Kyra’s Law (S.7425/A.5398), which is currently awaiting a vote on the Senate […]
To the editor: I have been reading with interest your articles about the resignation of Lt. Governor Benjamin. I also have been reading reports of the lack of influence most of the former lieutenant governors of the state have had with the governors they have served with. The question I […]
On March 4, 2022, Sen. James Skoufis, chairman of the New York Senate Committee of Investigations and Government Operations, launched a probe into the rising costs of heating and electric bills across the state. After receiving complaints from constituents in his district about the rising prices of heating costs this […]