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This week the New York State Thruway announced a new Toll Advisory Panel that is slated to hold two public hearings. The panel is charged with reviewing toll rates, potential resident and commuter discount programs and commercial vehicle rates on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. The toll panel has slated two listening sessions, one […]

Mickey Kearns, Erie County Clerk, filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging New York’s Green Light Law. Kearns, a Democrat, has been a vocal opponent of the law which will compel the issuance of driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. The law also forbids cooperation with federal authorities, which Kearns believes will require County Clerks and […]

City & State NY’s Winners and Losers here. City & State NY’s roundup of this week’s headlines here. Cuomo Op-Ed: The Democratic Party’s Failure. Rep. Carolyn Maloney gets a primary challenger. The Intercept: House Dems are panicked about primaries, and New York shows how potent they can be. Criminal Lawyer and Legislator. A St. Lawrence […]

The Assembly Committees on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions and Consumer Affairs and Protection will hold a joint public hearing on robocalls, spoofing and nuisance calls on a date to be determined (Postponed – Date TBD). The Board of Regents will hold its next meeting on July 15th and 16th. JCOPE will hold its next meeting […]

Alphonso David, Counsel to the Governor, announced this week his intention to resign his position in the Cuomo administration. David began his working for Cuomo when he was attorney general, serving as a special deputy attorney general for civil rights. He then served in the governor’s cabinet and in 2015 was appointed counsel to the governor. David […]

Tiffany Cabán ended election night with 1,090 votes more than Queens Borough President Melinda Katz in the race for Queens District Attorney. Katz was the establishment candidate and had support of the local party organization and endorsements from the Governor as well as major unions. Cabán, endorsed by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and the New York Times, is a […]

While most were focused on the upset in the Queens District Attorney race other results of primary elections include: New York State Senate – 57th District (Republican Party Primary) Winner – George Borrello: 60.18% Curtis Crandall: 34.29% New York City Council – 45th District (Democratic Party Primary) Winner – Farah Louis: 51.69% Monique Chandler-Waterman: 41.36% L. Rickie […]

The Governor issued a statement this week regarding MTA reorganization efforts. The statement follows: “This Monday I signed legislation that requires the MTA Board to approve a Reorganization Plan by July 30. While the timetable is aggressive, we have spoken about it for months and commuters and taxpayers have had enough delay and the path forward is […]

This week, State Senator James Sanders introduced a constitutional amendmentguaranteeing every citizen of New York the right to a job that pays a living wage, quality health care, a complete education, affordable housing, a clean environment, and a secure retirement. The sponsor refers to this change in the constitution as an economic bill of rights and […]

This week, in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli urged major governance change at the company due to the widely reported mishandling of consumer data. DiNapoli, in his capacity as trustee of the state retirement fund, said he would vote against the nominees for Facebook’s board of directors at next year’s annual […]