Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
To the editor: A federal judge sentenced Dean Skelos, the former Senate Majority Leader, to five years in jail for public corruption. Sheldon Silver, former Speaker of the Assembly, was sentenced to 12 years for public corruption. Many other officials in New York state have been arrested, convicted, sentenced to […]
To the editor: New York’s proposed “Cecil’s Law,” which would ban “trophies” from lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, and elephants, shows that the state shared the disgust that the rest of the world felt upon hearing that beloved lion Cecil suffered for nearly two days before finally succumbing to his injuries, […]
To the editor: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal creating the New York State Design and Construction Corporation to provide oversight for all Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital projects worth $50 million or more is redundant. On a yearly basis, the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration provides over $1 […]
To the editor: Having been brought up in a house full of women, one toilet, going to the bathroom was a physical necessity not a political statement. As far as public restrooms go, as long as I have privacy what is going on in the stall next to me […]
To the editor: Regarding the Department of Environmental Conservation’s announcement that hunters killed a near-record number of New York’s black bears in 2015 (more than 1,700 animals), decimation of a quarter of the species is nothing to celebrate. Black bears, including mothers, rarely attack when humans approach them and […]
The LIRR third track story is just beginning To the editor: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s latest announcements that no homes will be taken and seven grade crossings will be eliminated as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road Main Line Third Track project were lacking specific details. […]
To the editor: In response to the article ”Fight over GMO Labeling Heats Up”, I was happy to see more public discussion about — and what I understood as support for — GMO labeling. As an environmental studies student on Long Island, GMO labeling concerns me deeply. I personally feel […]
To the editor, The bill proposed in New York (S.6863) to allow hunters to wear pink in place of orange made clear its goal: to recruit more women into hunting. But any woman who cares about her family shouldn’t be swayed by a rosy-hued hunting vest into gunning down animals. […]