Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie announced that the Assembly fulfilled its pledge to raise the age of adult criminal responsibility in New York State. New York will finally join 48 other states in our nation. “We are confident that this […]
Speaker Carl Heastie Statement on Carry-out Bag Fee Moratorium Tuesday’s vote to enact a moratorium on New York City’s local law to impose a fee on carryout bags is not an ending, it is a beginning. We all share the […]
And Then Came Carl Heastie WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz You should know that the 5 cents (5¢) per plastic bag fee that the Members of the New York City Council planned to impose on residents […]
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan scuttled plans for a much-rumored special session in Albany next week. Flanagan said in a statement that “there just isn’t enough in this package to justify convening a special session and bringing 213 […]
The Electoral College for the State of New York will convene in the Senate Chamber of the State Capitol in Albany (NY) on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 12:00 pm. All 538 Electors from all 50 States and the District […]
Council District 13 in Morris Park Race Heats Up Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, as expected, has thrown his hat into the ring in the contest to replace popular but term-limited City Councilman Jimmy Vacca in the Bronx’s 13 District. Gjonaj made […]
Liz Benjamin over at State of Politics blog reports: “What could have been the final meeting on Tuesday of the commission deciding whether to raise the salaries of state lawmakers and agency chiefs for the next two years devolved into […]
CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY TO LEAD BRONX ANTI-POVERTY INITIATIVE Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced today that The Children’s Aid Society had been designated as the not-for-profit organization to coordinate the newly created poverty reduction initiative in The Bronx, as […]
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