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Don't wait until next year: Restore New York's mask ban NOW!
“We will not tolerate individuals using masks to be responsible for criminal or threatening behavior,” Hochul huffed this month.
‘De-whiting NY’: North Africans, Middle Easterners would lose 'white' status under state bill
A controversial bill being pushed by lefty legislators in Albany is trying to make the Empire State less “white,” critics say.
Albany's push to close legal loophole that let Harvey Weinstein off the hook appears to be in limbo
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie hasn't said whether the lower chamber will take up the measure.
Lefty criminal defense groups hit back at Albany’s effort to close loophole that let Weinstein off the hook
Powerful Democrats have put forward to a bill to change New York's rules of evidence, hoping to contain any damage done by Harvey Weinstein's conviction being overturned.
Albany lawmakers pitch fix to undo Harvey Weinstein decision fallout
Lawmakers are racing to update trial procedures for accused perverts, after New York's highest court threw out the disgraced movie mogul's 2020 sex crimes conviction last month on a technicality.
Outraged over Harvey Weinstein ruling? Blame Mike Gianaris & NY progressives
If you’re upset that New York’s top court tossed Harvey Weinstein’s sex-crimes conviction, blame state Sen. Mike Gianaris.
NY Dems ram through new congressional map that will give them an edge in elections -- then changes law to limit challenges
New York Democrats rammed through new congressional maps in an emergency vote Wednesday that could give them an edge in the fall elections, while approving a separate bill that limits the...
Albany Democrats to push bill filling lobbying loophole after Hochul veto
A gap in state law means groups can advertise and lobby on nominations without the same public-facing disclosures they’d have to make with run-of-the-mill legislation.
NY GOP eager to pin $15 congestion tax on Democrats in 2024 elections
Republicans are salivating to pummel Democrats in the 2024 elections for approving the controversial congestion pricing law that could force motorists to pay a $15 toll.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signs NY vote-by-mail law -- and top GOPers immediately sue
Republicans sued Gov. Kathy Hochul for approving a new law Wednesday that allows New York voters to cast ballots by mail instead of in-person.
Ultra-progressive NY union blasted for 'hypocrisy and selling out members'
Service Employees Local Union 1199 SEIU is being accused of hypocrisy by refusing to invest in diverse businesses and of selling out underpaid workers.
Keith Olbermann's snarky trans remark, more Maui mess-ups from Biden and more
Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann claimed that NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines is only speaking out about transgender athletes competing in women's sports because she "sucks at swimming."
Gerrymandering bid from NY Democrats now in top court's hands
The Court of Appeals must kill the latest gerrymandering bid from New York Democrats.
New Yorkers want thugs to face bail, but progressives won't listen
New York’s hard-left legislative caucus is utterly disconnected from voters, even its own.
The battle's just beginning over Hochul's chief judge pick
The new slate of possible nominees to head New York’s highest court shows just how big of a battle Gov. Kathy Hochul has ahead of her.
Lefty NY hypocrites set to hike tax breaks for Hollywood
"This is completely insane. This is gross. This is a complete corporate boondoggle," said John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, referring to the Hollywood-tailored tax breaks.
NY Democrats now have their very own Santos-esque debacle
Like Santos, Ardila doesn’t deny the allegations. And though the party took place eight years ago, when he was just out of college, the charges are serious. Democrats, recall, sought...
Up is down and inside is out for uber progressive Mike Gianaris
If moderate Dems don't stand up against these backroom dealings, progressives will either lock in permanent hard-left control of New York — or force the voters to put Republicans in...
In NY's 'conversation on crime,' progressives just refuse to listen
Progressives in Albany are ignoring the message from Mayor Eric Adams and other city leaders at the Anti-Crime Summit last week.
Is Kathy Hochul's governorship already beyond redemption?
Is the governor beyond redemption? Is she capable of functioning — let alone prospering — in Albany’s eternally cynical, increasingly ideological, political culture?