New Yorkers for Life Reacts to Gosnell Verdict

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 […]

LALOR LEADS COUNTER-ASSAULT AGAINST SHELDON SILVER’S “WELFARE FOR POLITICIANS”

LALOR LEADS COUNTER-ASSAULT AGAINST SHELDON SILVER’S “WELFARE FOR POLITICIANS”

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 […]

Cox Against Wage Hike

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 […]

DEM BOSS CRIES “Cuomo to Cities: Just Borrow”

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 […]

NY SAFE Act has spawned several debates; Rockland Legislature to vote on gun resolutions Tuesday

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 […]

NYSAC Testifies on County Impact of Proposed State Budget

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 […]