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The Legislature announces joint budget hearing schedule. The Assembly plans to hold a public hearing on NYSERDA programs funded by the SFY 2018-2019 budget on January 22. The January 23, Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee public hearing “to examine recycling-related issues” has been postponed. New date TBD. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting on January 29. The […]
Leadership Assignments: Deputy Minority Leader: Griffo Ranking Member of the Finance Committee: Seward Chair of the Senate Minority Conference: LaValle Minority Whip: Lanza Assistant Minority Leader for Policy and Administration: Little Assistant Minority Leader for Conference Operations: Young Assistant Minority Leader for Floor Operations: Gallivan Vice Chair of the Senate Minority Conference: Ranzenhofer Secretary of the […]
On New Year’s Day, Governor Cuomo was inaugurated to his third term as Governor of New York. Speaking to a crowd on Ellis Island, Cuomo promised “the most progressive agenda this state has ever seen, period.” The Governor called his plan for this coming year his “justice agenda” and characterized the national political atmosphere as […]
In a ceremony at the Capitol in Albany, Letitia James was sworn in as the 67th Attorney General of the State of New York. She is taking over the role from Barbara Underwood, longtime Solicitor General of New York, who was thrust into the position after the resignation of Eric Schneiderman and will assume her former role as […]
Governor Cuomo, in an interview with WCNY’s Capital Pressroom, urged the Legislature to pass public financing of elections and take up other campaign finance reform agenda items like closing the LLC loophole. The details of the plan are unknown, but, they usually consist of a matching (or multiplying) of public money for small dollar donations to […]
Governor Cuomo issued pardons to 22 individuals that faced possible deportation and commuted the sentence of seven others who had demonstrated substantial evidence of rehabilitation. Cuomo said: “While President Trump shuts down the federal government over his obsession with keeping immigrants out, New York stands strong in our support for immigrant communities. These actions will help keep immigrant […]
The new Attorney General has joined a coalition of 17 state attorneys general in filing a notice of appeal in the Texas v. U.S. case, which ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional.The ruling was based on the elimination of the individual mandate as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which was originally upheld […]
December 31 – Minimum wage increase The minimum wage in New York will increase for the third consecutive year as part of a phase in plan that will be fully implemented by the year 2021. This year’s increase is scheduled as follows: In Upstate New York, the minimum wage will increase from $10.40 per hour to $11.10 […]
Last week, Mayor de Blasio announced that the special election for Public Advocate for the City of New York would take place on February 26. In the interim, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson will fill the role of public advocate. The New York Times highlighted the interesting dynamic between the Mayor and City Council Speaker and how that may […]