ALBANY - Three state Assembly committee chairmen asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday to suspend the comment period on new gas drilling regulations until a health review is completed. The 30-day comment period for revised regulations for shale gas … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Albany to Focus on Gun Control, Election Reform in Early 2013
ALBANY — The leader of the state Assembly expects early pushes for gun control and election overhaul when lawmakers convene at the Capitol this month. Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced legislation at the end of December that would allow New Yorkers … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: State Senate Power May Shift to Democrats
ALBANY - It may take up to two more weeks before New Yorkers will know which political party will control the state senate. According to the LegislativeGazette.com, a couple state senate races are too close to call and as a result, absentee ballots … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Mueller Calls on Senate to Support Fair Pay Act
LAKEWOOD - The democratic candidate running for state assembly against incumbent Andy Goodell (R-Ellicott) is calling for renewed efforts to make "equal pay for equal work" a reality for women in New York State. Rudy Mueller (D-Lakewood) is calling … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Goodell Reacts to Scandal Involving NYC Assembly Member and Speaker
NEW YORK - The head of the New York State Assembly says he has asked an embattled assemblyman from New York City to step down because of sexual harassment allegations. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) revealed Monday to the New … [Read more...]
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting today that local state Assemblyman Andrew Goodell is in hot water with the Jamestown branch of American Association of University Women for recent votes he cast in Albany. The report says local … [Read more...]
Assembly Hearings in Albany Focus on Hydro-Fracking
The issue of hydro fracking has taken center stage in Albany, with Senate Democrats holding a hearing on the issue last week, with discussion continuing this week. During testimony last week, lawmakers heard testimony from environmentalists who say … [Read more...]
NYC Assembly Democrat Calls on Feds to Overturn Senate Redistricting Plan
ALBANY - Assemblyman Karim Camara, a Brooklyn Democrat who chairs the New York Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus is urging the federal Department of Justice to object to the set of new Senate lines adopted last month. Camara … [Read more...]
Goodell Blasts Increase in Welfare Benefits
ALBANY - Chautauqua County’s representative in the state Assembly says New York is now the Welfare Capitol of the United States. That’s according to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, which says Assemblyman Andrew Goodell (R-Jamestown) is … [Read more...]
County Legislature Tables Sales Tax Increase Request
MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Legislature will wait until next month before asking the state to allow a sales tax increase. During last night’s voting session in Mayville, County Executive Greg Edwards asked lawmakers to table a resolution that … [Read more...]
