Beginning September 1, all public and private school students entering 7th and 12th grades in New York state will be required to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease in order to attend school, thanks to a new state law. Meningococcal disease is a rare but dangerous disease that strikes without […]
Polls
Trump won’t help Republicans keep state Senate, say NY voters
A majority of registered voters polled by the Siena Research Institute are recognizing the possibility that Republicans could lose control of the state Senate this year, thanks to Hillary Clinton’s commanding lead over Donald Trump in New York. Echoing the sentiment of Albany pundits, only 31 percent of voters […]
Clinton expands lead over Trump to 30 points
Clinton’s positions on six key issues are closer to voters than Trump’s More than two-thirds say Bill will be better first spouse than Melania Voters overwhelmingly see Clinton as more qualified to be commander-in-chief and more effective working with Congress; Rate her more honest and trustworthy than Trump, even as […]
Among NYC voters, Cuomo gets higher approval rating than Mayor de Blasio
New York City voters disapprove of the job Mayor Bill de Blasio is doing by 51 to 42 percent, close to his lowest-ever 52 percent disapproval rating recorded in May. Fifty percent of the voters say he does not deserve reelection in 2017, according to a Quinnipiac University poll […]
Half of voters want to start with a clean slate
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, […]
Statewide, Clinton holds 12-point lead over native son Trump
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 […]
Voters give governor, lawmakers lackluster grades on ethics reform efforts
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 […]
Teachout, Faso hold large leads in upcoming congressional primaries
Environment, health care top issues for Dems; National defense, jobs, deficit top issues for Republicans The Democratic and Republican frontrunners are starting to pull away in the race for the 19th Congressional District seat, but don’t expect the campaign ads to end anytime soon. With three weeks until Republicans […]