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The state Democratic Party voted on a non-binding resolution to end fusion voting. Fusion voting is the practice of allowing minor parties to endorse and give a major party candidate their ballot line. The progressive caucus attempted to table the vote as the measure is facing strong opposition from the Working Families Party. The resolution was […]

The City Council Speaker Corey Johnson this week called for city control of the MTA in his state of the city speech. Under this scenario, the MTA would lose roughly $10 billion in state funding, as pointed out by the Governor in a radio interview this week. The most interesting aspect of the Johnson’s speech, however, was […]

City & State NY’s weekly Winners & Losers here. CNBC looks at New Yorkers leaving for Florida to avoid high taxes. Syracuse’s Cor Development to remain free on bail during appeal. de Blasio’s mandatory paid time off proposal garners some attention. Cuomo goes on Chartock radio show again. Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and wife found guilty on corruption charges.

The Board of Regents will hold its next meeting March 11-12. PSC will hold its next meeting on March 14th. NYS Senate will hold a public hearing to discuss school governance reform and mayoral accountability in New York City, 250 Broadway, 19th floor at 10:00am on March 15th. JCOPE will hold its next meeting on March 26th

It was reported this week that the Cuomo administration plans to abandoned its reforms to on-call scheduling after proposed regulations were widely panned by labor and business groups alike. The labor department began review of the practice, at the direction of the Governor, with public hearings beginning in the fall of 2017. The original proposal, released in […]

The Governor, joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Linda Beigel Schulman the mother of a Parkland shooting victim, held a ceremony for the signing of a bill that will allow for the issuance, by a court, of extreme risk protection orders for those considered to be a danger to themselves or others. The new law will […]

This week Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio announced a proposal to reorganize the MTA and provide dedicated funding streams for the beleaguered authority. The major tenets of the plan are as follows: Reorganize the MTA by consolidating the common functions of the six entities that make up the MTA. Currently, the New York City Transportation Authority […]

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, in a letter sent to the Governor last weekend, withdrew her nomination of vocal Amazon opponent Senator Gianaris to the Public Authority Control Board (PACB). In the same letter, the Majority Leader put forward an alternative nomination for the board, Senator Leroy Comrie. It was noted that Senator Comrie’s district envelopes part of Belmont […]

State Comptroller DiNapoli released his report on the proposed executive budget. The report notes that tax collections were dramatically short of projections and that the Division of Budget has since reduced estimates of tax receipts for the current and next fiscal year by $5.7 billion. DiNapoli cautioned that “[a]s lawmakers craft next year’s state budget, they are […]

City Councilman Jumaane Williams beat 16 other candidates to win the special election held for New York City Public Advocate. The special election was a result of the vacancy left by now State Attorney General Tish James. In the interim, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson was serving in a dual capacity as both Council Speaker and Public […]