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New York State Assembly

Patriarch of Maloney Clan, Clif Maloney, Passes On

Jim Luce | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Sutton Place, Brick Presbyterian Church, Nepal, Congressional Record, Park Avenue, New York Foundation for Senior Citizens, Carolyn B. Maloney, Mountain Climbing, Goldman Sachs, Leila Luce, Seven Summits, U.S. Navy, Bill Clinton, Christina Paul Maloney, New York Yacht Club, Indonesian Consulate, New York Marathon, Carole King, Clifton H.W. Maloney, Harvard Business School, Humanitarian Work, Blue Mt. Lake, Cho Oyu Mountain, Civitas, Explorer's Club, Good Stewardship, Hillary Clinton, New York State Assembly, C.H.W. Maloney & Co., Orphans International Worldwide, Chuck Schumer, Frances D. Alleman-Luce, David Dinkins, China, New York News
Jim Luce

Clif, 71, husband of Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, passed away in September after climbing one of the tallest mountains in the world, Mt. Cho Oyu, between Nepal and China.

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Sarah Palin Friends Doug Hoffman

Chris Kelly | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: 23rd-District, New York State Assembly, Conservative Party, Dede Scozzafava, New York Republicans, Gouverneur, New York News
Chris Kelly

Listen, I'm in no position to say the people of upstate New York shouldn't vote for Palin's candidate. What do I know? And Doug Hoffman can do what he wants, including go into business with unspeakably sleazy characters.

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Senate/Assembly Pork: Who's Getting The Choicest Cuts?

Times Union | Times Union | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Pork Barrel, New York State Senate, Grants, New York State, Pork Barrel Spending, New York State Assembly, Pork, New York, Legislation, New York News

Under Democratic control of the Senate, upstate lost nearly $26 million in member items, the discretionary grants doled out by legislators commonly ca...

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A November Election For Lieutenant Governor?

Bill Cunningham | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, New York Senate, New York State, New York State Assembly, New York, New York State Governor, New-York-State-Legislature, New York News
Bill Cunningham

A 1943 N.Y. court ruling ordered the state to hold an election to fill a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor. Yes, we could have an election this November to decide who will fill the current vacancy.

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MMA Legalization in the State of New York: The Facts, not Emotion, Speak for Themselves

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 05.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bob Reilly, Mixed Martial Arts, New York State Assembly, New York State, Assembleyman Bob Reilly, New York, Martial Arts, Entertainment News
Dr. Johnny Benjamin

In the state of New York, MMA (as governed by the unified rules) is an acceptable sporting activity.

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"The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century": Will New York Change?

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, California Prison System, Drug Sentencing, Governor Paterson, Prison System, Economy, Prison Legal News, Drugs, Solomon Moore, War on Drugs, DOJ Prosecutor, Deficit, Death Penalty Information Center, Alternative to Incarceration, Low-Level Drug Offenders, Partnership for Responsible Drug Information, Paul Butler, Taxpayer Money, Bernard Madoff, Budget Deficit, Prison Reform, Prison Population, Drug Treatment, Incarceration, Crime, Budget, Incarceration Rates, Paul Wright, George Washington University Law School, Punishment, Sentencing, Jim Crow, New York Senate, Prison, California Commission on Fair Administration of Justice, Drug Offenders, New York Times, New York Budget, Nelson Rockefeller, Death Penalty, New York State Assembly, Richard Deiter, Madoff Jail, Errol Louis, Alternative Treatment Drug Offenders, Palladia, Politics News
Odile Weissenborn

In New York, the 36-year-old Rockefeller Drug Laws may be massively overhauled.

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Harvey Milk Lives -- in Albany

Jim Luce | Posted 04.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Upper East Side, Facebook, Spanish Harlem, Roosevelt Island, COBRA Legislation, Mike Bloomberg, Disabled, Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, Jewish Progressive, Albany, Transgender, Gay, Jonathan Bing, Rainbow Flag, United Federation of Teachers, Bisexual, Micah Kellner, Millionaires’ Tax, Talking Points Memo, Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of Education, www.micahkellner.net, Gay Agenda, Harvey Milk, LGBT Seniors, New York City, Daily Beast, Carolyn Maloney, Gay Marriage, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Lesbian, Harlem, New York Post, Bill Thompson, Joel Klein, New York Times, Peter Grannis, The Mayor of Castro Street, New York State Assembly, Huffington Post, Chuck Schumer, New York University, Wheelchair-Accessible, New York, Politics News
Jim Luce

Handsome, dedicated, and driven, Micah is the disabled with cerebral palsy, Jewish progressive, openly bisexual, who represents a swath of Manhattan's Upper East Side.

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Taking a Bite out of Fur in the Big Apple

Michael Markarian | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Raccoon Dog, Saks Fifth Avenue, Fur, Bloomingdale's, New York State Assembly, Animals, Truth in Labeling, Linda Rosenthal, Bergdorf-Goodman, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Some fur-trimmed jackets are being falsely advertised as "fake" and as the wrong species of animal -- when they may contain fur from domestic dogs or raccoon dogs skinned alive in China.

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Consider the Environmental Positions of Every Candidate on the Ballot

Stefan Deeran | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Clean Energy, New York State Assembly, Down Ballot, Voter Registration, Green News
Stefan Deeran

Voting for the top of the ticket is obviously important on November 4th. But do you know where your state legislative candidates stand on environmental issues that directly affect where you live and work?

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Drug War Makes New York Legislator Doggone Crazy

Anthony Papa | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: War on Drugs, Breaking Political News, Drug War, Dogs, Harsh Tactics, Rottweillers, Pit Bulls, New York State Assembly, Politics News
Anthony Papa

New York State Assemblyman Thomas Kirwan recently introduced legislation that would prevent people with felony drug convictions from owning dogs such as pit bulls and Rottweilers.

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