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Cuomo Holds Massive Fundraising Lead Over Molinaro Entering the home stretch of the state’s gubernatorial race, two-term incumbent Andrew Cuomo has a huge lead over his Republican challenger, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro. According to campaign filings, Molinaro has just $210,000 to spend, while Cuomo has more than $9 million on hand. Cuomo Ad Hits […]

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Suffolk County) released an editorial this week in which he lays out the case for a Senate Republican Majority in Albany in 2019. He writes about “protecting New Yorkers from dangerous policies coming from New York City,” including “single payer health care, taxpayer funded heroin injection sites, taxpayer funded campaigns, a Sanctuary […]

On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York announced that Assemblyman Joe Errigo (R – Livingston County) has been charged with accepting a bribe and the theft of honest services.  He is alleged to have introduced legislation that would enable a Rochester-area development project to move forward. The complaint indicates that Errigo acknowledged accepting the bribe. U.S. […]

On Thursday, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released his annual report on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), the state authority responsible for the New York City metropolitan area’s regional transportation system.  According to the report, the MTA “is facing its greatest challenge in decades….[s]ubway, bus and commuter rail service has deteriorated, and riders are abandoning the system for other […]

On Thursday, Gov. Cuomo announced that $45 million in state grant funding has been awarded to 57 counties and New York City for emergency communications. This funding, which is derived from surcharges on cell phone bills, enables local governments to expand their emergency response capabilities to enhance public safety operations. Gov. Cuomo said: “In an emergency, every […]

On Wednesday, Gov. Cuomo announced that the state will make $40 million available to support solar projects that integrate energy storage. This funding, which will be made available in early November, “will accelerate the deployment of at least 50 megawatts of energy storage paired with solar, and reduce barriers to deployment of this clean energy technology associated […]

On Thursday, Gov. Cuomo called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) “to withdraw proposed charitable donation regulations that take aim at New York’s program to mitigate the impact of the federal elimination of full state and local tax deductibility.” The Governor and state lawmakers created a mechanism in which individuals could make voluntary contributions to charitable funds […]

On Tuesday, state officials recognized the sacrifice of 28 firefighters who lost their lives at the 21st Annual Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony as part of Firefighter Appreciation Day.  Eight firefighters who lost their lives in the last year were added to the state’s Fallen Firefighter Memorial, along with 20 firefighters who died as a result of injuries and illnesses in the […]

Gov. Cuomo’s Regulated Marijuana Workgroup, which is drafting legislation for an adult-use marijuana program for the Legislature to consider in 2019, continues its series of listening sessions Upstate this week.  Sessions are being held tonight in Syracuse; October 10 in Utica; and October 11 in Watertown. Register to participate in a session here. On October […]

Poll:  Cuomo Holds Large Lead Over Molinaro A Siena College poll released last Monday shows Gov. Cuomo with a strong lead in his effort to win a third term as New York State governor.  Gov. Cuomo leads Republican Marc Molinaro 50 percent to 28 percent, with WFP candidate Cynthia Nixon gaining 10 percent of the […]