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Former Rep. John Faso says a third Trump campaign would hurt New York Republicans.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her GOP challenger Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin will debate at 7 p.m. Tuesday
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According to a new Siena College Research Institute poll, New York Governor Kathy Hochul holds a 52% to 41% lead over her Republican opponent, but Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin is making gains in some areas of the state.
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New York State politics is maddening and endlessly surprising. Over the past twenty years, three governors have had serious scandals – with two resigning and one fined for lying under oath. A state Comptroller went to prison, previous leaders of the state Senate and Assembly were sent to prison for corruption, and scores of state legislators were punished for violating state laws.
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The arrest and subsequent resignation of Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin sent shockwaves across New York’s political landscape. The charges against Benjamin stem from an alleged misuse of his public office to financially benefit a big campaign contributor. Of course, Benjamin deserves to have his side heard, but his immediate resignation underscores the legal threat he faces and the indictment is fresh evidence that the state fails when it comes to ethics oversight.
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As with all State of the State addresses, Governor Hochul’s covered a wide range of issues, large and small, having both regional as well as statewide appeal. Her speech understandably focused on the pandemic and health care, followed by her plans to curb gun violence, help stimulate economic development, increase the state’s housing stock, and tackle the threat posed by a rapidly heating planet.
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Ever since former Governor Cuomo resigned in the wake of bombshell investigations that found that his Administration had misled the public about nursing home deaths and that he had harassed his staff, the calls for reform have been growing.
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New York’s much maligned state ethics watchdog, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), agreed last week to launch an investigation – of itself. The reason? The Commissioners want an independent review of the agency’s decision to bless former Governor Cuomo’s $5 million book deal.
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Reports out of New York’s Capitol paint a worsening picture of the state’s finances. It’s been reported that the state is facing an upcoming budget…
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New York looks like it will have some form of a voluntary system for publicly financing state government elections. Unfortunately, far too much of the…