Senate Deputy Majority Leader Thomas Libous held a news conference today in his hometown of Binghamton to deny any abuse of power after a witness in a Yonkers corruption case said Libous used his influence to get his son a job at a Westchester law firm. “There was no quid… Read More →
Asked today whether he will support Senate Democrats to regain the majority in November, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he won’t get into politics now. “One of the things that has worked for us is we’ve kept the politics on the side and we’ve done government work and we’ll continue to… Read More →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo was all smiles, mostly, as lawmakers were passing the second on-time budget in his two years in office. He said New York is no longer a joke. “This state government has come a very long way in a very short period of time,” he said. “At one… Read More →
As lawmakers continue to debate the state budget ahead of its expected passage Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders from the Senate and Assembly held a Red Room press conference to tout the budget as a product of cooperation and a positive development for New Yorkers. Cuomo, Senate Majority… Read More →
State lawmakers were giving final approval Friday to a $132.6 billion budget that limits the increase in state spending to 2 percent and increases school aid by $805 million. The usually contentious budget battle in Albany was largely collegial this year. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers dealt with the most… Read More →
A Denver-based gas industry has filed notice that it plans to appeal a state judge’s ruling that New York’s municipalities can ban gas drilling and hydrofracking within their borders. Tom West, an Albany-based attorney representing Anschutz Exploration Corp., told Gannett CNY’s Rachel Stern that the company has officially decided to… Read More →
Lawmakers in Albany today are poised to pass the final seven bills necessary for enacting the new state budget, which would beat the March 31 budget deadline for a day and mark the second-straight year lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo were able to deliver an on-time spending plan. Among the… Read More →
Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino was in Albany today at a “Public Budgets: Building Better Budgets” symposium hosted by the Albany Law School. Astorino also made a swing through the Capitol and took some hits at the state budget, which he said fails to adopt adequate mandate relief for local… Read More →
The state Assembly this afternoon released the always anticipated school-aid runs, showing exactly what each district will be receiving in state aid for the fiscal year that starts April 1. The school year starts July 1, and districts this year will try to keep within the two-percent property tax cap… Read More →
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos spoke briefly with reporters Thursday after a radio interview, touching on portions of the state budget agreement, a tweet from Sen. Kevin Parker about New York’s “three white men in a room,” and how there are no … discussions … about … a … pay… Read More →