New York State Senate

WATCH: Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Honored In NY Senate

Posted 05.16.2012

Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch was officially honored by the New York State Senate this week. Young Senator Daniel Squadron, who represents Yauch's ...

Senator Compares Abortion To The Holocaust

Posted 05.02.2012

Bronx Pentecostal minister and New York State Senator Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx) compared abortion to the Holocaust Tuesday during a rant against a piece of...

Another Giuliani Reportedly Running For Office

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 04.25.2012

Rudy S. Giuliani, the 28-year-old namesake cousin of the former New York mayor, is a likely Republican candidate for a state Senate seat in New York t...

Medical Marijuana Reconsidered In New York

Posted 04.09.2012

The push to bring medical marijuana to New York is gaining new momentum in Albany this week. The Wall Street Journal reports State Senator Diane Savin...

What Is Andrew Cuomo's Secret?

Dan Collins | Posted 04.25.2012

Dan Collins

The New York governor has racked up an impressive victory streak in Albany -- a place where governing effectively is very difficult. Can he keep it up?

Lady Gaga Needed to Stop New York Redistricting Disaster

Dan Collins | Posted 04.09.2012

Dan Collins

Do you think there's a celebrity somewhere who'd be interested in taking on legislative redistricting? I know it's quite a lift. But if there was ever a good cause that needed some glamour, this is it.

Forum: Redistricting And Its Impact On Long Island Communities Of Color

Ted Hesson | Posted 04.02.2012

Ted Hesson

Last week, a New York State legislative task force released its statewide electoral district maps, the result of partisan wrangling in Albany notoriou...

Gerrymandering A Big 'F U' In New York

Posted 01.27.2012

Despite 2010 campaign promises that they'd turn over the redistricting process to an independent commission, New York state legislators are drafting m...

A Westchester Showdown

David A. Singer | Posted 03.20.2012

David A. Singer

Veteran State Senator Suzi Oppenheimer of Mamaroneck has announced that she will not run for re-election for the New York State Senate seat she has held for 28 years.

Candidate College: 10 Essential Tips for Running for Office

Morgan Pehme | Posted 03.05.2012

Morgan Pehme

Many citizens believe that they could do a better job in government than our elected officials, if only they had the chance to serve. Running for office, however, is an enormously complicated, confusing, and expensive endeavor.

4.4 Million Middle-Class New Yorkers To See Taxes Cut

Posted 12.09.2011

By MICHAEL VIRTANEN, AP Most New York taxpayers will see their overall income tax rates trimmed slightly next year following overwhelming legislati...

NY Regents To Draft Own Version Of State DREAM Act

Posted 01.11.2012

New York's Board of Regents is looking to support a state version of the federal DREAM Act, a move that comes on the heels of its endorsement of the n...

GOP Senators Rewarded For Gay Marriage Support

Posted 12.13.2011

A crucial moment in the tense buildup to legalize same-sex marriage in New York came when a group of wealthy, conservative financiers pledged big dona...

What the Debt Deal Could Cost Us

Liz Krueger | Posted 10.17.2011

Liz Krueger

As just one of your elected officials in a community of Manhattan that includes a disproportionate number of well off and wealthy, I am told I am insane to support higher taxes for the super rich.

New Lawsuit Claims Gay Marriage Unconstiutional

AP | By CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 09.24.2011

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- Opponents of New York's gay marriage law filed the first lawsuit challenging the measure, an anticipated salvo that came Monday...

Matt Sledge

Kitty Lambert And Cheryle Rudd Aim To Be First Married Under New York Gay Marriage Law, At Rainbow-Lit Niagara Falls

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 09.21.2011

NEW YORK -- Two Buffalo women plan to be the first to legally wed under the state's new same-sex marriage law, which goes into effect on Sunday, one m...

President Obama's Marriage Equality Mistake

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 08.28.2011

Lincoln Mitchell

For Obama, there are virtually no more votes to lose among those who oppose marriage equality, but there's a lot of enthusiasm support and money to be gained from those who are for it.

Matt Sledge

Key GOP Senator: Obama 'Passing The Ball' On Gay Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 08.27.2011

New York legislator James Alesi, the first Republican in the state Senate to come out in favor of the Marriage Equality Act, has a message for Barack ...

Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka To Marry: Gay Marriage In New York Passed, Stars To Wed

Posted 08.25.2011

UPDATE: Neil Patrick Harris clarified his engagement status with Burtka -- they've been engaged for a long time now! "David and I did propose to ea...

UPDATE: No Consensus On Gay Marriage Thursday Night

AP/The Huffington Post | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 08.23.2011

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The fight over legalizing gay marriage in New York got ugly online as the Republican Senate planned to finally consider the bill in cl...

Gay Marriage Debate Leaves NY Legislators Out Of Time, And Clothing

Posted 08.23.2011

GOP legislators are meeting today to discuss whether the language of the marriage equality bill is good enough to bring to a vote this afternoon. If n...

Yellow Cabbies Protest Livery Cab Bill; Albany Busy With Other Things

Posted 08.22.2011

Amidst the busy, busy final weekend of the legislative session in Albany, Mayor Bloomberg circumvented the City Council and slipped Albany a bill that...

Leaders: No Obstacle To Bringing Gay Marriage To A Vote

Posted 08.22.2011

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – State legislative leaders said Wednesday afternoon there are no major obstacles to a vote on whether to legalize gay marriage. ...

Five Bills The NYS Senate Voted On Instead Of Gay Marriage

Posted 08.22.2011

While the GOP-controlled New York state senate keeps delaying a vote on marriage equality, an important civil rights issue, they've had the time to de...

NY Senator Asks Twitter How He Should Vote On Gay Marriage

Posted 08.20.2011

Publicly, the New York marriage equality bill has the support of 31 of the 32 senators it needs to be made into law. And with the legislative session ...