Downstate “Blue Wave” carries Democrats to control all chambers of state government and all statewide elected positions – Now What?

Downstate “Blue Wave” carries Democrats to control all chambers of state government and all statewide elected positions – Now What?

CORRECTION – [This article originally reported the wrong winner of the Orangetown clerk race]   BY KATHY KAHN Governor Andrew Cuomo and his running mate, Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, easily won victory over Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro Tuesday. A blue wave that did not quite materialize nationally did, in fact, swamp downstate New York. […]

Testy Confrontation Between Incumbent and Challenger for Governor’s Seat

Testy Confrontation Between Incumbent and Challenger for Governor’s Seat

BY KATHY KAHN Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who continually dodged a public forum with challenger Marcus Molinaro, finally agreed to a debate on CBS, which aired Tuesday evening. Trading barbs back and forth, Cuomo repeatedly interrupted Molinaro, asking him if he supported President Donald Trump. “I didn’t invite Trump to my engagement party, Governor,” countered Molinaro. […]

CUOMO IGNORES REQUESTS FOR DEBATE WITH REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE

CUOMO IGNORES REQUESTS FOR DEBATE WITH REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE

By Kathy Kahn In an election year, smears, jeers and cheers dominate the political headlines, but perhaps the lst offensive to those who live in Rockland County is Governor Andrew Cuomo’s release of 30,000 convicted felons—including those who killed three police officers during the Brinks robbery at the Nanuet Mall in 1981—and restoring their voting […]

New York Considers Making Recreational Marijuana Use Legal

New York Considers Making Recreational Marijuana Use Legal

By Kathy Kahn Andrew Cuomo, who once declared he was against the legalization of marijuana, a Schedule 1 drug (on par with heroin), now seems to be working his way towards getting weed legalized for recreational use as well. The large room in SUNY Orange’s Newburgh campus was filled to capacity October 1 with those […]

GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES NEW STATE AUTHOR AND STATE POET AWARDEES

GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES NEW STATE AUTHOR AND STATE POET AWARDEES

Colson Whitehead Named State Author and Alicia Ostriker Named State Poet  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday announced Colson Whitehead has been named New York’s 12th State Author and Alicia Ostrikerhas been named New York’s 11th State Poet. Whitehead, novelist, journalist, memoirist, and nonfiction writer will receive the New York State Edith Wharton Citation of Merit for Fiction Writers; and […]