Governor Cuomo plans to meet with prominent gay activists in order to push for a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage in New York, sources tell NY1. They say the governor will attend a brain storming session on Wednesday in order to put together a solid measure and introduce it by June. Source: NY1 Continue reading [...]
Dozens of Assembly Democrats have sent a letter to Sheldon Silver, the Assembly speaker, criticizing Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposed cuts to state education aid and calling on Mr. Silver to push for the extension of a temporary income tax surcharge on high-earning New Yorkers. In the letter, the Democrats said that Mr. Cuomo’s proposed [...]
Andrew Cuomo on Thursday amended his proposed budget to incorporate Medicaid funding cuts and policy changes recommended by a task force that reviewed the program and to reflect some future economic optimism. His revisions include a projection that school aid will increase a year from now, which would be the first increase since the 2009-10 [...]
A documentary about the rise and fall of Eliot Spitzer will be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival. The festival unveiled part of its lineup Wednesday. The work-in-progress film about the former New York governor is directed by Alex Gibney, whose “Taxi to the Dark Side” won the 2007 documentary Oscar. Spitzer resigned in 2008 [...]
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio received a boost of political support Wednesday from former governor George Pataki. Pataki, a three-term governor, said Lazio is the right choice to clean up the dysfunctional government in Albany. “I believe the right person, the best person for the party, and more importantly for the state, is Rick Lazio,” [...]
Governor David Paterson has pardoned an immigrant slated for deportation for having spent time behind bars for crimes he committed as a teenager. Qing Hong Wu, 29, was officially pardoned on Saturday but he was released from detainment in a New Jersey correctional facility Tuesday night. Wu, pictured above center, came to the United States [...]
One day after two high-profile investors pulled out of the project, there’s word the deal to bring thousands of video slots to Aqueduct racetrack could be scratched as early as today. According to the Daily News, Aqueduct Entertainment Group – the group chosen to run the racino – has failed to clear all the state’s [...]
New York Republican Rick Lazio’s lackluster gubernatorial campaign has propelled some members of his own party to court a Democrat to switch sides and lead the charge against likely Democratic nominee Andrew Cuomo this fall. Top Republican officials are scheduled to meet Tuesday with Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy in Albany, signaling a lack of [...]
New York Gov. David Paterson is pressing a state spending cap on a reluctant Legislature and pushing back against his lieutenant governor’s reported plan to borrow billions over several years to escape a fiscal crisis. Paterson says Tuesday that spending is the state’s top problem and it must be curbed or capped before resorting to [...]
New York Gov. David Paterson is vowing to serve out his term, in spite of growing calls for him to resign amid two scandals. Speaking at a Brooklyn church on Sunday, Paterson said he was determined to run the state through the end of the year. He told congregants at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Brooklyn [...]
