Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
Voters say Gov. Andrew Cuomo should not resign by a 49-41 percent margin, compared to a 51-37 percent majority who said he should not resign last month, according to a new Siena College poll of registered New York state voters. In a generic Democrat vs. Republican 2022 gubernatorial matchup, the […]
I can’t stop thinking about Shelly Silver. He got seven years in prison for an illegal quid pro quo arrangement. It came down to something Ike, “Doctor, I’ll get you some money for your mesothelioma work if you send some of your patients to my law practice.” He shouldn’t have […]
Beginning today, New Yorkers will use the CDC’s new Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated Individuals for business and public settings. Most businesses will now be able to set their own rules on mask requirements for fully vaccinated patrons. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the new updated guidelines — […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that New York’s public college students attending in-person classes this fall will be required to be fully vaccinated before the start of the semester. He is encouraging private schools to adopt the same rules for their students. Cornell University, Ithaca College and Syracuse University announced […]
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has released a report detailing the effects of the pandemic on New York City’s tourism industry. “Almost 13 moths after the beginning of the pandemic, we’re seeing signs that New York City is inching back toward the pre-pandemic normal,” said DiNapoli announcing the report in […]
The Senate recently passed legislation (S.5923-a) sponsored by Senator Kevin Thomas, that would prevent the revocation of federal COVID-19 stimulus checks for individuals and families with children to satisfy money judgments. Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein sponsors the Assembly version of this bill, A.06617 which passed the Assembly on April 19. Currently, […]
In the matter of Rudolph Giuliani When he was mayor of New York, they called him “America’s Mayor.” He ran the biggest city in the country, and when the World Trade Center was attacked, he was the symbol of resistance to the really bad guys throughout the America-hating world. No […]
Sen. Brad Hoylman has introduced legislation to establish a COVID-19 health registry for New York in order to monitor the long-term effects of coronavirus. Modeled after the World Trade Center Health Registry, which was used to monitor the long-term health of people directly exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center […]
