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The legislature finally ended its 2017 legislative session, after the Assembly voted overnight on a privately negotiated omnibus bill, and the Senate…
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A faction of breakaway Democrats known as the Independent Democratic Conference has been in the news lately for receiving stipend payments for chairing…
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The leader of the Senate Independent Democratic Conference for the first time publicly answered questions from the media about news stories that some of…
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Democrats in the state Senate remain hopeful that they will regain the numerical majority and control of the chamber after a special election is held…
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State lawmakers and lobby groups say Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in error when he said that there was no political will to enact reforms in 2017.Democratic…
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Tensions between opposing groups of Democrats in the Senate reached a flash point this week- over whose faction would be allowed to present their budget…
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The state budget is due in 3 1/2 weeks, but the biggest push at the Capitol is for a change that is not a spending item. It’s a measure to treat 16- and…
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A faction of breakaway Democrats in the state Senate has been gaining members lately, but they are now facing a backlash, including raucous opposition at…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo told a crowd of cheering Planned Parenthood advocates that he’s proposing an amendment to put protections from the Supreme Court…
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What began in January as an ambitious reform package to address a wave of corruption at the Capitol, proposed by Governor Cuomo, dwindled to just two…