Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
On Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo addressed the LGBT caucus meeting at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Cuomo cited the progress that New York state has achieved over the last six years for the LGBT community — from enacting marriage equality to pledging to end the AIDS […]
The 2.5 million-member New York State AFL-CIO is announcing the early endorsements of Senators Toby Ann Stavisky and Gustavo Rivera as well as Assemblymen Harry Bronson and Victor Pichardo for re-election. The federation also announced the early endorsement of Jamaal Bailey in the Senate seat being vacated by Ruth […]
Corruption is a serious problem to 56 percent of voters, but a plurality have never heard of Preet Bharara Forty-eight percent of registered voters in New York say that all current elected officials should be voted out of office so new officials can start with a clean slate, […]
Hillary leads in NYC and among independent voters Trump taking upstate Even split among suburban voters Driven by a three-to-one lead in New York City, Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump 47 to 35 percent among all New York state registered voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll […]
Uses can include health care, technology, research, education, retail and hospitality; no residential use will be considered Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that New York state has issued request for proposals for the purchase and development of 27 acres of prime real estate on the east side of the Governor […]
By a better than two-to-one margin — 56 to 27 percent — New Yorkers say the ethics reform legislation passed in the recently completed legislative session will not lead to a reduction in corruption in state government, according to a new Siena College poll of New York state registered […]
Nearly $121 million generated by the licensing fees for three upstate casinos will be distributed to schools across the state, the governor announced Tuesday. In addition, 22 counties and three upstate municipalities are receiving $30.2 million in license fees paid by the state’s casinos. “This funding will help counties […]
Pension forfeiture, spending disclosure rules part of last-minute reform package A last-minute ethics reform deal reached by the governor and legislative conference leaders would strip the pensions of any public officer who is convicted of corruption. Under the agreement reached late Friday, any public officer who is convicted of […]