Earlier this week, a Pennsylvania jury found Philadelphia-abortionist Kermit Gosnell guilty on three out of four first-degree murder charges in the deaths of children born alive in his facility. Gosnell has also been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of a woman who lost her life after being excessively medicated. Gosnell faces either life in […]
Lawmakers including Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Senator David Carlucci are pushing for public financing of campaigns in New York State. Opponents of the plan like Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor call it “welfare for politicians.” This week Lalor blasted Silver’s bill, releasing the following statement. Statement on taxpayer-financed political campaigns from Assemblyman […]
NYGOP Chair Ed Cox issued the following statement Tuesday on Gov. Cuomo’s proposed minimum wage increase: “As is often the case with Andrew Cuomo’s propositions, the proposed minimum wage increase is good politics for the Governor, but bad policy for New Yorkers. “Everyone likes the sound of higher wages, but a higher minimum wage means […]
BY STEPHANIE A. MINER Mayor of Syracuse and co-chairwoman of the New York State Democratic Committee. Originally published in the NY Times THE specter of financial collapse looms over New York State’s cities. For some the collapse is imminent, for others a few years off. Instead of confronting these realities, Gov.Andrew M. Cuomo‘s proposed state budget avoids […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF At Tuesday’s Public Safety Committee hearing a resolution introduced by Leg. Chair Harriet Cornell (D) urging the state and federal government to support numerous gun control and mental health provisions was passed unanimously. It will be discussed at the full Legislature on Tuesday. The most controversial points in Cornell’s resolution are support for […]
Press Release from NYSAC The New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) on Monday presented testimony on the county impact of the 2013-14 State Budget to a Local Government Hearing of the New York State Legislature. While there are no new state resources set aside to ease the financial burden of state mandates imposed on […]