Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
State Trooper, others injured in Western New York when tractor trailer caused massive pile-up during white-out conditions Following a massive 21-vehicle pileup on the Thruway Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning truck and bus drivers that they will face serious fines and traffic charges — potentially even temporarily losing their […]
If Donald Trump wasn’t perceived as such a monster by New Yorkers and if that hadn’t convinced Governor Andrew Cuomo, for whatever his reasons, to unload on Trump and to go after the Republicans (who many suspect he helped to maintain control over the State Senate for years), we might […]
$175 billion budget includes legal marijuana, sports gambling and NYC congestion pricing as revenue generators Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a progressive program for the legislative session and the coming fiscal year before a standing room only audience in Albany on Tuesday. Public financing of statewide elections, eliminating one-time-use plastic […]
Progressive agenda gets strong support from voters; pay raises for lawmakers and other officials is unpopular across all demographics As he prepares to deliver his policy agenda and Executive Budget for 2019, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a 51-to-43 percent favorability rating among registered voters, up from a negative 45-49 percent […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo has released more details about three new gun control measures he vowed to pass in the first 100 days of the new session. The most controversial of the proposals — the Red Flag Bill, also known as the extreme risk protection order bill — would prevent individuals […]
Gov. Cuomo stresses that pay raise for lawmakers and executive officers will be tied to performance and on-time budgets It has been 20 years since lawmakers and other statewide officers received a pay raise in New York state, and they might have to wait a little while longer if the […]
The New York State Board of Regents is calling for a $2.1 billion increase in Foundation Aid for the 2019-2020 school year to support English language learners, career and technical education programs and universal prekindergarten programs. “The Board of Regents and I believe that all children should have access to […]
Someone is giving Andrew Cuomo good advice. He is out there, taking on all comers on media outlets of all sorts. In contrast with Donald Trump, who is avoiding the tough questions, Andrew is looking pretty good. It turns out that the guy actually has a sense of humor although […]