Cuomo Holds Wine, Beer and Spirits Summit
New York Governor Cuomo pledged to invest more money into promoting the state’s growing wine, beer, and spirits industries, following a day long special summit at the State Capitol.Governor Cuomo heard...
View ArticleCuomo Discusses Campaign Finance, the Senate, Fracking, with Public Radio
Governor Cuomo says he will soon introduce legislation to regulate electioneering activities by some not for profits that have become increasingly influential players in funding political...
View ArticleCuomo, NY Congressional Leaders Urge Action on Sandy Aid
Governor Cuomo appeared with leaders of New York’s congressional delegation to urge Congress to finally act on a federal aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, seven weeks after the destructive...
View ArticlePoll Finds NYers Back New Gun Laws
A new poll finds voters overwhelming support for many of the items that Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing, including parts of the newly enacted gun control law.
View ArticleEven after rare Sunday Senate session, New York budget unfinished
The New York State Senate held a rare Sunday session at the Capitol, in an attempt to get the state budget finished on time in the midst of major religious holidays.The State Senate met to vote on...
View ArticleCuomo Signs Anti Texting While Driving Law
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that creates new, stiffer penalties for texting-while-driving for teenaged and new drivers. The law will now treat texting as seriously as speeding...
View ArticlePublic Has Longer To Comment On Proposed Changes To Verizon Landlines
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) is extending a public comment period on whether it’s a good idea for Verizon to stop providing land line service to some customers and supply a...
View ArticleCuomo Says Voters Will Decide Whether Gambling Expands In New York
New York Governor Cuomo says it’s now up to the voters to decide whether they want to expand gambling in New York State. He’s signed into law a plan build casinos upstate, but the public must approve a...
View ArticleMoreland Co-Chair Says Subpoenas Have Been Sent
The co-chair of Governor Cuomo’s Moreland Act Commission on public corruption, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, says subpoenas have been sent out and more public hearings are planned....
View ArticleExpansion in State Gambling Likely to Bring Expansion of Gambling Addiction
New Yorkers have a chance to vote this November on whether there should be more gambling in the state. Those who treat people with gambling addictions say it will likely result in more problem...
View ArticleCuomo Spending His Time Upstate this Summer
Cuomo’s name is frequently mentioned as a possible Presidential contender in 2016, that is if former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton doesn’t run. But the governor first has to think...
View ArticleObama To Be Greeted By Anti-Fracking Protestors
President Obama is planning on visiting upstate New York next week to promote an education plan. But whenever a major politician visits the region, the issue of fracking is often on the agenda, whether...
View ArticleGroups Want Cuomo-Sponsored Probe to Look at Campaign Loophole
A leading government reform group has some advice for Governor Cuomo’s Moreland Act Commission investigations. They say there's a major loophole that has allowed $98 million dollars in unlimited...
View ArticleFocus on Special Tax Breaks in Senate Hearing
Senate Republicans held a hearing on how to cut taxes, that focused on whether some targeted special tax breaks are worth the money. Meanwhile, some groups complained that they’d been unfairly excluded...
View ArticleCuomo's "Death Penalty " Remarks on Failing Schools Draws Reaction
The school year starts for school children in New York this week and next week. It comes amid concerns over low test scores for many of the state’s students, and harsh rhetoric from Governor Cuomo,...
View ArticleMayors in 2014 Face Big Fiscal Challenges
Whatever the outcomes of today’s primaries, most mayors who win a new term in cities across the state will face a similar big challenge - how to get their municipalities back on secure financial...
View ArticlePrimary Resulted In No Comebacks, Some Upsets
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner failed by a huge margin to make a political comeback in the New York City Mayor’s race , trailing far behind winner Bill DeBlasio and second place finisher William...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists Say Decline In Pollution Enforcement At Agency Can Harm New...
An environmental group says budget cuts at the state’s environmental agency has meant up to 75% fewer inspections of polluters like power plants and hazardous waste sites.
View ArticleGOP Leader Says There's Interest In Challenging Cuomo in '14
The primaries are over and the general election in November is still weeks away, but already many in the political world are thinking about the next significant contest on the horizon- the 2014...
View ArticleLawsuit Filed As One-Year Anniversary Of Fracking Health Study Nears
It’s been nearly a year since the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state health commissioner would conduct a review to determine whether hydrofracking could be done...
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