Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
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 […]
