In 2006, Gillibrand defeated Republican incumbent John E. Sweeney to represent New York’s 20th congressional district, an area including Albany and Schenectady counties that traditionally leaned conservative. ..…
federal judge New York City blocked the government from adding citizenship question on the 2020 census on Tuesday.. ... Bloomberg News, New York Times and Washington Post have coverage press release is here.. ..…
The measure now goes to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who supports the idea.” . “New York was among the worst 10 states for turnout in both the 2016 and 2018 elections, continuing a long trend of lower-than-average voter participation.” . ..…
John Wetteland, former Yankees closer, arrested on child sex abuse charges, report says. John Wetteland, the former New York Yankees closer, was arrested Monday on child sex abuse charges, according to Dallas Morning News report.. ..…
New York State Legislature voted Tuesday to ban so-called therapy on minors, with Democratic Gov. By medical and health organizations, The measure, will make New York the 15th state to ban the controversial practice. ..…
(Nearly four years after the 2013 shutdown, Arizona, Colorado, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee and Utah were still waiting to get reimbursed by the federal government.) . ..…
Third, the government in part intentionally blocked private unemployment insurance to allow government insurance. In 1931 an authorization bill for unemployment insurance passed both houses of the New York State legislature, but then-Governor Franklin Roosevelt vetoed it. ..…
In his first State of the State since Democrats took control of state government, Cuomo, who was elected to a third term in November, laid out his vision for New York. . ... New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his State of the State address and executive..…