An open letter to New York state Democrats from the party’s Executive Director, Geoff Berman: In the last few weeks New York State’s Democratic political world was revolutionized. The Senate Democrats, who were part of the Independent Democratic Caucus (IDC), have dissolved and joined with the mainline Democrats. Governor Cuomo […]
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League of Women Voters, legislators push for voting reforms
Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, joined with members of the League of Women Voters of New York on Tuesday to call for comprehensive voting reforms. Together with Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, D-Manhattan, Stewart-Cousins introduced the Early Voter bill (A2064/S2950). Provisions of the bill include automatic voter registration […]
Senate Democrats: State of the State proposals look a lot like our bills
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be making six State of the State speeches this week as he makes stops in Long Island, New York City, Westchester County, Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo to deliver his proposals directly to the people. In recent days his office has provided some details of the […]