Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
Both State Senator Simcha Felder and New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio share the same objective – a greener New York – but believe in different solutions. At the joint budget hearing on local government in Albany on January 30th, De Blasio and legislators spoke about a variety […]
Public support is growing for a law that requires presidential candidates to release their tax returns as a condition for appearing on the ballot Legislation requiring presidential candidates to release their five most recent federal tax returns as a prerequisite for appearing on a ballot in New York […]
Okay, I love Medicare and Social Security. They are life-saving programs. I go to the doctor and Medicare and my secondary insurance, The Empire Plan, both pay. I believe that this Lyndon Johnson program is among the top testimonials to a great president who was brought down by the […]
President Donald Trump introduced his nominee for the Supreme Court last week, Judge Neil Gorsuch of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Colorado. Gorsuch’s nomination received mixed response from New York legislators and interest groups. Conservatives are elated at the prospect of restoring the ideological balance to the […]
Assemblyman Francisco Moya, D-Jackson Heights, introduced new legislation that would grant undocumented New Yorkers the right to obtain a state-issued driver’s license. “Throughout most of New York, a driver’s license isn’t a luxury; it’s a necessity,” Moya said. “I introduced new legislation that is REAL ID compliant, and will […]
Two new bills would help prevent tragedies like Zymere Perkins and Mikey Guzman In light of two recent high-profile deaths attributed to negligence by the New York City’s Administration of Child Services, Zymere Perkins 6, and Michael Guzman 5, Mayor Bill de Blasio faced push back from state lawmakers […]
With latest confirmation, Gov. Cuomo has now appointed all seven Court of Appeals judges On Monday the New York State Senate unanimously confirmed Rowan Wilson to be an associate judge on the New York State Court of Appeals. The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. John Bonacic congratulated […]
State senators passed “Kirby and Quigley’s Law” (S.1680) on January 30, a bill that would effectively allow police and prosecutors to charge an additional felony to criminals suspected of killing a companion animal during the execution of another crime. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle recently announced their […]