Governor, legislative leaders poised to pass extender budget until compromise is reached on difficult issues Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a statement late Sunday night, April 2, after it became clear the Legislature would not reach a compromise on several difficult issues before Monday morning. Cuomo has presented an “extender”to keep […]
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People are waking up…But it may be too late
New York is a very blue state. Many people have been feeling extraordinarily depressed since the election of Donald Trump. They wonder how a madman got to the White House. Now that the Trump budget is out, the level of shock and concern is escalating. Many of those who […]
Cuomo announces $55 million to fund a wage increase for direct care workers
Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined legislators and hundreds of direct care advocates, workers, and the patients they care for to announce the inclusion of $55 million in the state budget to provide wage increases for professionals caring for New York’s developmentally disabled. Direct care workers and direct support professionals help […]
Most NY’ers opposed American Health Care Act, prefer to keep and improve Obamacare
Support for many of Gov. Cuomo’s policy priorities remains strong as budget deadline nears Despite the strong efforts by President Donald Trump, Speaker Paul Ryan and many House Republicans to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a majority of New Yorkers see last week’s failure to pass the bill […]
‘A matter of principle’
Sponsors and supporters of the Child Victims Act hope this is the year for justice Longtime sponsor out of office, but governor is now calling to extend statutes of limitation for child victims of sexual abuse Advocates for the Child Victims Act are once again calling on state […]
Will Preet run for governor? That would be a battle
So, after Donald Trump said during his campaign that Preet Bharara should be reappointed, he has now fired the man. Bharara, of course, was not only the best U.S. Attorney in the country and a hero of epic proportions, he was also a modern day Eliot Ness. The list […]
Lawmakers ask governor to reconsider prison visitation cuts
A group of lawmakers is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to re-think his plan to cut visitation days at maximum security prisons as a cost-saving measure. Included in Cuomo’s 2017 budget proposal is a plan to cut visitation days by more than half at some prisons, thus eliminating the need […]
The presidential signals from Andrew Cuomo are unmistakable
Andrew and Donald, the saga continues. It turns out that Andrew, slick dude that he is, has lucked out. He thought that Hillary would be president. He was wrong or possibly just playing it cagey. Then the heat got turned up and everyone wanted to know what and when Andrew […]