Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
There are times when I think I may have made a mistake. For example, I have been dead set against the idea that New York should have yet another constitutional convention. To do so would add to the burden our already taxed-to-death citizens are facing. We all know the game […]
VOTERS GIVE CUOMO HIS BEST FAVORABILITY AND JOB PERFORMANCE RATINGS IN MORE THAN TWO YEARS SUPPORT REMAINS STRONG FOR MILLIONAIRE’S TAX, RIDESHARING, LIMITING LEGISLATORS’ OUTSIDE INCOME, FREE SUNY/CUNY TUITION FOR MIDDLE CLASS AND TERM LIMITS For the first time in more than two years, 60 percent of New Yorkers […]
At an Albany event commemorating the tenth anniversary of his son’s death, Michael Carey said he plans to re-introduce a bill that would ensure that injuries suffered by developmentally disabled New Yorkers are properly reported to 911. The bill would require care facilities to report all significant injuries, medical […]
With the Trump Administration focused on a range of immigration enforcement policies, Assembly Democrats have passed a series of bills that would protect immigrants’ private information, prohibit profiling by local police departments, and make it more difficult to deport undocumented New Yorkers for misdemeanor crimes. Alongside these new bills, […]
A longtime Capital Region lawmaker says bringing Uber and Lyft to upstate New York is a “no brainer” and is urging the Senate to pass a bill that would expand ridesharing across New York. Sen. Jim Tedisco, R-Glenville, was referring to a bill (S.4159) sponsored by his colleague, James […]
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale, is hoping to change the marriage laws in New York state to protect children as young as 14 from being forced into marriages. “Victims of child marriage are forced and condemned to a life that they did not choose,” Paulin said, “with no means of escape, […]
There are people who think that Donald Trump is stupid. Well, yes and no. A stupid person doesn’t care about the deteriorating climate in the world. A stupid person doesn’t want people at the lower end of the social spectrum to have health care while claiming that they themselves […]
We all know that Hillary won the popular vote so you would think that Donald J. Trump would get the message and maybe meet those in the majority who voted for her sort of halfway. In New York where I work and in Massachusetts where I live, there are many, […]