Topic: New York State Senate

Koch blasts NY Legislature over new district lines

ABC 9 Syracuse (WSYR) - 23 days ago
Share Former New York Mayor Ed Koch says he's sure the state Legislature will soon unveil new election district lines that further protect majority ...

Redistrict veto due

New York Post - 23 days ago
ALBANY - Calling them too political, Gov. Cuomo yesterday promised to veto the district maps proposed by the state Senate and Assembly.. . "The...

Federal judge sets June date for NY primary

NBC 10 Rochester (KHEC) - 23 days ago
A federal judge has set the fourth Tuesday in June for New York's congressional primary election to ensure that it allows enough time for absentee...

State Senator Michael Gianaris On Redistricting: 'We're Not Going To Stand For It'

Village Voice - 24 days ago
After a lot of back-and-forth and a fair amount of confusion about when the state's redrawn district maps might actually be released, the new state...

NY lawmakers unveil proposed district lines

NBC 10 Rochester (KHEC) - 24 days ago
The lines could be shifting for New York State Senate and Assembly districts.. . Today, state lawmakers released redistricting plans.. . One...

Next, walk on water

Economist - 24 days ago
Tweet . . . FOR four years New York was adrift. When Eliot Spitzer, a crusading lawyer, became governor in 2007, his uncompromising ways caused...

Meet NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, The Man Obama Picked To Find Out Who Caused The Mortgage Crises

Business Insider - 24 days ago
At Tuesday's State of the Union Address, Obama announced that he would be creating a new task force within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

Senate Dems Using UFT Office Space

NY Daily News - The Daily Politics - 24 days ago
My story from today's paper: The campaign arm of state Senate Democrats is using office space in a building owned by the city's powerful teachers...

Jumping the Subway Turnstile Is Getting Expensive

Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine - 26 days ago
The New York State Senate passed a bill yesterday that will raise the maximum penalty for subway fare evasion from $100 to $500, as well as double...

New York Senate votes in favour of gay marriage

Posted - 239 days ago
By Dan Wiessner. . ALBANY, N.Y., — Governor Andrew Cuomo made same-sex marriages legal in New York on Friday, a key victory for gay rights ahead of...