Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
There are some things that I really don’t understand about politics, despite the fact that I have been studying the subject my whole life. I mean, on the face of it, it’s pretty obvious. It’s all for sale. Politics is a candy store. When I asked Andrew Cuomo why people […]
I am the grandfather of three – two five year olds and a two year old. They love it when we read to them. Nothing is more important than reading to children and that’s why our public libraries, socialist institutions that they may be, are so necessary. The good ones […]
Letters I should have received but didn’t: Dear Doctor: Why in the world does Andrew Cuomo deserve a huge raise? Sign me, Kenny in Kingston. Oh, come on, Kenny! You may not like the guy — many people don’t — but they do respect the fact that his list of […]
By a 67-to-21 percent margin, New Yorkers say that Amazon cancelling its planned second headquarters in Queens was bad for New York. By as nearly as large a margin, 61-to-30 percent, they support the deal in which Amazon would receive up to $3 billion in state and city incentives and […]
The Democrats in both the House of Representatives and the State Senate are risking it all and to some extent, they are being aided and abetted by the news media who know a story when they see one. We all know that any story that involves a fight or a […]
You do not want to get on the dark side of Andrew Cuomo. When he gets angry, watch out, and he is angry now. Something that really shouldn’t have happened did happen. The newly empowered Democrats in the State Senate miscalculated and as a result, Amazon pulled out of the […]
Modeling state-level legislation on Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s national fight for a greener nation, New York Democrats are introducing a “Green New Deal” of their own. Sen. James Sanders Jr., D-Queens, is sponsoring a “Green New Deal for New York,” saying the U.S. is in a “state of climate emergency.” According […]
Citizen Action of New York, the progressive good-government group that fights for education improvements, affordable health care, and public financing of campaigns has announced its final six endorsements for New York’s congressional delegation. The candidates endorsed embody the goals of Citizen United: prioritizing quality health care for all, campaign finance […]