New York State Legislature

Casino Brawl Business as Usual for New York State Legislature

Dan Collins | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Buffalo, Sneca Nation, Sen. Carl Kruger, Hiram Monserrate, Upstate New York, Ny News, Grisanti Fight, Pedro Espada, Mark Grisant, Sen. Hiram Monserrate, Carl Kruger, New York State Legislature, Seneca Niagra Casino, Grisanti Casino Brawl, New York News

The bizarre late-night fight involving state Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, proves that the state legislature retains its amazing capacity to surprise, delight, amuse and nauseate.

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Governor Cuomo's Bet

Jay Mandle | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: New York State Legislature, Public Funding, Andrew Cuomo, Campaign Finance Reform, Cuomo State of the State, Cuomo Public Funding, Public Election Funding, Politics News

It is because the Governor of New York is an ambitious politician that his endorsement of the public funding of election campaigns, contained in his State of the State address, is of great significance.

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Marriage Equality On The Books, But Transgender New Yorkers Still Waiting

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, Empire State Pride Agenda, Tom Duane, Chaz Bono Dancing With the Stars, Transgender Rights, Transgender Issues, Dean Skelos, Chaz Bono, New York, Genda, Transgender, Gay Rights, Ross Levi, New York State Legislature, Tom-Duane-Gay-Marriage, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Gay Marriage, Tom Duane Genda, Gay Voices News

Nine years ago gay and lesbian activists made a decision. To get a non-discrimination bill they desperately wanted past New York's state legislature, ...

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10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Redistricting

Morgan Pehme | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: William Boyland, Bob Turner, Anthony Weiner, John Sampson, Gerrymandering, Richard Hanna, Richard Pildes, Charles Rangel, Voting Rights Act, John Boehner, Bill Owens, David Weprin, Jeff Klein, Ann Marie Buerkle, ReShape New York, Latfor, John Roberts, Dean Skelos, Shelly Silver, Kathy Hochul, Clarence Thomas, Eliot Spitzer, Redistricting, New York Uprising, Andrew Cuomo, Ed Koch, George Pataki, New York State Legislature, Dominican American National Roundtable, Mario Cuomo, Chris Lee, New York News

New Yorkers have shown a much greater interest in addressing gerrymandering than ever before. But there is still a great deal about the current debate that is largely unknown, misunderstood, or unsaid.

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For God's Sake -- Stop Talking

Cliff Schecter | Posted 09.11.2011

Lately, there would seem to be a whole lot more people who have a direct channel to the Big Guy Upstairs than one could have humanly thought possible.

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GOP Gay Marriage Debate Unresolved In NY Senate

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Gay Marriage New York State 2011, Gay Marriage Bill, Andrew Cuomo, Gay Marriage Bill New York, Gay Marriage New York City, Gay Marriage Bill Number, Ny News, Gay Marriage New York Poll, Gay Marriage New York Senate, New York State Legislature, Gay Marriage New York Cuomo, Gay Marriage New York May 2011, Gay Marriage New York 2011, Cuomo, Gay Marriage Bill of Rights, Gay Marriage New York, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — Supporters of New York's gay marriage bill who hoped for quick approval were disappointed Wednesday when Republican senators exte...

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Andrew Cuomo Has a Good Thing Going

Dan Collins | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Andrew Cuomo Property Tax Cap, Rick Scott, Chris Christie, Andrew Cuomo, Andrew Cuomo Gay Marriage, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Jerry Brown, Scott Walker, Andrew Cuomo Ethics Reform, New York State Legislature Gay Marriage, New York State Legislature, New York News

New York is infamous as a tough lift for any governor who hopes just to keep things under control, let alone actually change things. Andrew Cuomo just may be the most successful governor in America.

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Let's Keep Tap Water Safe From Fracking (Video)

Mark Ruffalo | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Earthjustice, Fracking, Governor Cuomo, Zoe Saldana, Nrdc, Gas Drilling, Josh Charles, Ethan Hawke, Riverkeeper, New York, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Natural Resources Defense Council, Albany, Environmental Advocates, Mark Ruffalo, Nadia Dajani, New York State Legislature, Catksills, Hydrofracking, Dimock, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Earthworks, Amy Ryan, Video, Green News

My family moved to our quiet farming town on the Delaware River so we could enjoy a simple, healthy life outside of the bustling city. We want to enjoy that peace down the road, and know that the tap water we drink, and bathe our children in, is safe.

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Greed Rules

Henry J. Stern | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Brennan Center for Justice, Utica Observer-Dispatch, Albany, New York Uprising, Andrew Cuomo, Ed Koch, New York Daily News, Ethics Reform, New York State Legislature, Sheldon Silver, Albany Times-Union, Gay Marriage, Bill Hammond, New York News

We turn today to one of New York State's oldest oxymorons: Albany ethics. Governor Cuomo has sent an ethics package to the Senate and the Assembly, and is speaking up for it on a statewide tour.

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Friends Don't Let Friends Suffer Discrimination

Cindy Handler | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Governor Cuomo, LGBT Politics, Chelsea Clinton, Human Rights, Friendsetter Pages, Civil Rights, Brian Elliot, Andy Cohen, LGBT Rights, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, New York State Legislature, Friendfactor, New York News

If a majority of voters support gay marriage, but most of the voices being heard are against it, the problem for legalization advocates is not the message, but mobilization.

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The Futility of American State Budget Politics

Steven Cohen | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: New York State Legislature, New York State Budget, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Politics News

The only way out of the descending political spiral over taxes, spending, and state budgets is for the image of government to turn around and for people to once again believe that their tax money is well spent.

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New Study Uncovers Wage Theft and Workplace Abuse in the Garden State

Afton Branche | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Undocumented Immigrants, Wage Theft, Workplace, New Jersey, Wages, New York State Legislature, Wage Theft Prevention Act, Workplace Safety, Seton Hall, Day Laborers, Undocumented Workers, Politics News

For day laborers, finding work too often means accepting less than minimum wage, forgoing safety equipment, or enduring abuse by crooked employers. A ...

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How to Fix Albany? Split your Ticket on Tuesday and Elect Andrew Cuomo Governor and Harry Wilson Comptroller

David A. Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Comptroller, Andrew Cuomo, Dan Collins, Harry Wilson, New York State Legislature, Tom-Dinapoli, Albany Times-Union, Henry-Stern, New York News

Not much needs to be said about the wisdom of voting for Andrew Cuomo for Governor. Carl Paladino probably never had much of a shot in the general e...

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST? Sheldon Silver's State-Business Stock Ties

nydailynews.com | By Kenneth Lovett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York State Legislature, Sheldon Silver, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Ibm, Pepsi, New York News

ALBANY - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver owns stock in 30 companies with business before the state, the Daily News has learned. The shares are a pote...

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Espada Throws Money At Protesters (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York State Legislature, Pedro Espada, New York State Senate, Senator Pedro Espada, Senator Pedro Espada Jr, Video, New York News

Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. tried to "make it rain" on protesters in the state capitol by hurling money at them. Tenants rights activi...

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State Budget FINALLY Approved

dnainfo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Budget Crisis, New York State Legislature, New York Budget, New York State Budget, Hedge Fund Taxes, David Paterson, New York Legislature, New York News

By Heather Grossmann DNAinfo News Editor MANHATTAN -- New York State finally passed it's four-month late budget with the State Senate's approved o...

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Lessons from Dimock, PA: Calling for a Moratorium on Natural Gas Drilling in New York

Mark Ruffalo | Posted 05.25.2011

Do we take the dirty-energy money and run and screw the consequences? Or do we build something more sustainable that doesn't hurt the people around us? Which do you choose?

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Natural Gas Drilling: Calling on New York to Stop This Unnatural Process

Mark Ruffalo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Fracking, New York, Fracking, Gas Drilling, New York State Legislature, Natural Gas Drilling, Safe Drinking Water Act, Hydraulic Fracturing, New York Gas Drilling, Delaware River, Green News

I don't know when America got to the point where someone can pour 590 chemicals into the ground with impunity -- where we have to argue for our right to know what's in our water and to protect our families.

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Give SUNY And CUNY Control Over Their Own Tuition

Carol Kellermann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suny, New York State Legislature, Cuny, Governor David Paterson, Higher Education, Citizens Budget Commission, New York State, New York City, New York News

Linking tuition policy with the state budget process means that some students finish their degrees without experiencing any change in tuition, while others face double-digit increases.

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Fixing New York's Transit System

Gene Russianoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: MTA Capital Program, New York City Transit, New York State Legislature, Mta, Transit, Subway, Albany, New York News

The new MTA management must be able to come back to the legislature and to the riders and say, we did what we promised, on time and on budget.

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Paterson Bans Texting, Use Of "Oriental"

AP | Michael Gormley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Albany, Texting and Driving, Amanda Hansen, Amanda's Law, Governor Paterson, David Paterson, New York State Legislature, Anti-Text Law, Texting While Driving, Oriental, War of 1812, Gustin Reichbach, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- It's now illegal to text, tweet or surf while driving in New York. Gov. David Paterson announced Thursday that he signed the a...

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A November Election For Lieutenant Governor?

Bill Cunningham | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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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How to Throw the Rascals Out!

Ed Koch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York State Legislature, New York Local, New York, Senator Espada, New York Politics, New York State Senate, Governor Paterson, New York News

The New York State Legislature is less than dysfunctional, a description given it by the Brennan Institute for Justice. It has become a joke.

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