Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
I have been meaning to write a column extolling the work of Barbara Underwood, who has been the Attorney General for several months now. She has proven herself to be one of the best occupants of that office ever. Her work following up on the misdeeds of the Trump Foundation […]
Spectrum News and NY1 will host a debate between attorney general candidates Letitia James and Keith Wofford on Oct. 30. The debate, to be moderated by Capital Tonight’s Liz Benjamin and Inside City Hall’s Errol Louis, airs at 7 p.m. James, the New York City public advocate, was the winner […]
In the tightest of the statewide races, Democrat Letitia James holds a 14-point lead — 50-to-36 percent — over Republican Keith Wofford for attorney general. Both candidates do well with voters of their own party. James leads 82-to-10 percent with Democrats and Wofford leads 73-to-12 percent with Republicans. “Independent voters […]
So it’s over. The primary happened on an unusual Thursday and Andrew Cuomo was the big winner. The Cuomo name is still magic, particularly in New York City where people know very little about what happens in state government. Cuomo’s closest aides are on their way to prison for grafting. […]
New York City’s Public Advocate Letitia James won the Democratic primary for attorney general on Thursday, coming out ahead in a field of four candidates during a closely watched race. James is on her way to making history in the coming general election. If elected over her Republican opponent Keith […]
The race for New York Attorney General is really quite interesting. Each of the leading contenders in the September 13th race has real credibility problems. The leader, Letitia “Tish” James, is the Public Advocate (Number 2) in New York City. Her problem is that people are suggesting that she will […]
Should Preet Bharara decide to run for Attorney General, he will win. Period. We should be looking for an Attorney General in New York who has the smarts and decency to go after evil wrong doers. We all know that Bharara has proven himself. The conviction of the Cuomo toadies […]