Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
An investigation led by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has uncovered practices and abuses that he says prevents consumers from accessing tickets at affordable prices — or even accessing them at all. Schneiderman also announced settlements with two ticket brokers that were illegally operating without a ticket reseller license. The businesses, […]
The question of whether or not parents should vaccinate their children has long been a topic of controversy, but here in New York, a new bill proposed January 25 would repeal the right to exempt children from vaccinations due to religious beliefs. The bill (S.6017/A.8329) is sponsored by Assemblyman […]
Zephyr Teachout is throwing her hat in the ring for New York’s 19th Congressional District. Teachout ran for governor as an independent Democrat in 2014. She plans to hold an official campaign kickoff this spring, and is spending the next several weeks organizing her campaign team and traveling throughout the […]
The New York State Senate has passed a package of bills to prevent the abuse of deadly synthetic drugs. The substances addressed in the new round of legislation have increased in popularity because their effects are similar to known hallucinogens or narcotics but their chemical structures are slightly altered so […]
New York City voters approve 65 to 29 percent of the job Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing, topping Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 50 to 42 percent job approval rating, according to the most recent Quinnipiac University poll. But on the critical issue of homelessness, 33 percent say Mayor de Blasio […]
There are days when I think the politicians read my column and get bad ideas as a result. A short while back, I wrote a column suggesting that Donald Trump was the quintessential New Yorker. No sooner did that column hit the newsstands than Ted Cruz, who is duking it […]
When it came to transportation, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s annual State of the State speech made for some great sound bites but provided little substance. Cuomo failed to give any specifics of how he will come up with $8.3 billion promised to meet the shortfall his proposed 2015 – 2019 MTA […]
Winners to receive $1 million for plans to advance clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on campus and in local communities Gov. Andrew Cuomo has launched the “Energy to Lead Competition,” which challenges student-led coalitions from New York colleges and universities to design and develop campus and community […]
