A poll of 600 likely New York voters released Tuesday shows renewed optimism about state government, which is good news for incumbent lawmakers heading into the fall elections. The state Senate has a 48-41 percent favorability rating — the best it’s ever been — up from 41-45 percent last […]
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Twitter is the new political tool
My birthday is not until next July but Rich Azzopardi of Governor Cuomo’s press office has recently sent me a gift that should certainly be acknowledged. Azzopardi, who was once my student on The Legislative Gazette newspaper, now seems to be in charge of retributive tweeting for the governor. […]
Cuomo makes it easier for farmers to sell wine, beer and cider
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed two new laws that allow farm wineries, breweries and cideries to sell their products by the glass both on site and in off-site stores, further updating New York’s 80-year-old Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. These bills (S.5707-a/A.7960-a and S. 5341/A.5580) allow farm wineries, breweries and cideries […]
State Fair shatters attendance records
Governor hopes to expand year-round use of the fairgrounds following $50 million renovation The 2016 New York State Fair, which ended on Labor Day, has generated the highest level of attendance in its 175-year history, shattering numerous records over the course of its twelve day run, according to the […]
In politics, turnabout is fair play
There seems to be a fierce contest of wills between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo and there is a lot of speculation about both men looking for surrogates to defeat one another in their coming reelection campaigns. Neither man is particularly popular. De Blasio’s reputation among a […]
Doctors, patients urge Cuomo to sign law that changes ‘fail first’ treatment
Dozens of patients and health care providers lined the steps of the Capitol during a recent rally to demand that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sign a “step therapy” reform bill into law, giving patients and their doctors more power to choose treatment options. Patients suffering from lupus, cancer, HIV/Aids, mental health, […]
Sorting out the internal intrigue
There’s a lot of internal intrigue in state government. This column will be an attempt to bring some of that intrigue into focus. What we do know is that Andrew Cuomo is standing in the middle of a circle surrounded by former and possibly current friends who have been […]
Among NYC voters, Cuomo gets higher approval rating than Mayor de Blasio
New York City voters disapprove of the job Mayor Bill de Blasio is doing by 51 to 42 percent, close to his lowest-ever 52 percent disapproval rating recorded in May. Fifty percent of the voters say he does not deserve reelection in 2017, according to a Quinnipiac University poll […]