New York’s Democratic leaders are reacting with shock and anger to a leaked first draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision apparently overturning Roe v Wade written by Justice Samuel Alito. Alito wrote the draft opinion to Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which was leaked to Politico on May […]
Month: May 2022
Hochul taps Hudson Valley congressman for lieutenant governor job
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that she is appointing Representative Antonio Delgado to serve as lieutenant governor of New York. Delgado currently represents New York’s 19th Congressional District, which includes the Hudson Valley and Catskills. Delgado is Afro-Latino, the first person of color to represent upstate New York in Congress […]
Publisher’s Corner: Unpacking the Adams-Cuomo-Hochul power dynamic
Andrew Cuomo has now officially missed the boat. He had his shot, but his former lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, seems to be where she wants to be. She’s a smart woman and unlike Cuomo, she has not accumulated a lot of enemies and seems set for reelection. It would take […]