In an Op-Ed published in Newsday this week, the Governor laid out his argument for making the 2% property tax cap permanent. The Governor points the Trump administration’s cap on state and local tax deductions as major issue for taxpayers, making the property tax cap permanent now a necessity, even pledging to not sign a budget that […]
Both houses of legislature passed another gun control bill which intends to keep operable firearms from being accessed by children. The bill would require anyone who owns or possesses a firearm and resides in a home that either, has children under 16 in residence or is likely to have children in the home for any reason, store […]
The Governor announced $128 million in new funding through the PAVE NY initiative, designed to repair roads across the state after damage done by the harsh winter. The funding will support 91 different projects and will replace 1,000 lane miles of pavement. The Governor said: “A thriving transportation network is critical to supporting New York’s regional economic […]
Attorney General Letitia James joined a coalition of 21 State Attorneys General in a federal lawsuit aimed at the Trump administrations new rule altering the Title X family planning program. The rule is called the “gag rule” by opponents because they argue it places an unlawful and unethical restriction on health care professionals and prohibits them from providing information […]
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 […]