Legislative leaders pass a record 237-Billion-dollar state budget. Along with record spending for education and initiative to build new housing, the budget deal also gives the Governor the go-ahead to close up to 5 more State Prisons, which is a major concern for North Country Assemblyman Billy Jones and State Senator Dan Stec.
Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Rep. Lisa Subeck say protection would ensure personal autonomy.
It appears Republicans are going to give it another shot. Several GOP lawmakers have introduced bills to defund National Public Radio (NPR) after
Virginia lawmakers will start over on the state budget after reaching an agreement with Gov. Glenn Youngkin, setting the scene for a special session in May to work on a spending plan, per multiple sources.
Governor Phil Scott's chief of staff on Friday defended his boss's commitment to education and flatly denied the administration had tried to meddle in the past appointment of an education secretary. Jason Gibbs' email was a response to striking testimony that former State Board of Education chair Krista Huling gave on Wednesday before the House Education Committee. Huling, who led the board's search committee that resulted in the 2018 appointment of former education secretary Dan French,...
A budget bill that is on Governor Hochul's desk waiting to be signed will make it more difficult for people to squat in a home that does not belong to them.
House and Senate Republicans continued to haggle over Medicaid expansion proposals behind closed doors on Sunday and did not publicly share details.
Movie theaters can apply for a license to sell booze as well as wine and beer to customers, according to the $237 billion state budget deal crafted by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the legislature.
Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed Wednesday morning that the bill drafting commission was hit by a cyber attack. On WNYC’s "The Brian Lehrer Show," Hochul confirmed the apparent cyberattack during state budget negotiations. [ more › ]
The State of California is suing the city of Huntington Beach over a new voter ID law passed by voters last month, claiming it violates state law, in another pushback against a conservative locality in the liberal state. Huntington Beach and Shasta County have both passed election integrity measures for their jurisdictions, but the California executive branch and state legislature -- both supported by far-left donors -- have shown their displeasure by responding with lawsuits and legislation to...
If you pay New York state taxes, you’re paying top dollar and getting bupkis.
Once again, former president Donald Trump is about to find out just how far he can push a judge. On Tuesday morning, Trump’s attorneys faced an angry barrage of questions from New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan, demanding they explain why Trump should not be fined for what prosecutors in his hush-money case say […]