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Environmental groups were concerned New York’s renewable energy goals would be in jeopardy if the bill failed in the assembly.
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The New York State Independent Redistricting Commission is getting a new member, as the panel nears a deadline to present new draft legislative maps for the state Assembly.
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The legal battles over redistricting are still not over. While the state Senate and congressional lines have been resolved by a court-appointed special master, arguments continue over who will draw the new state Assembly lines, after a court ruled that those lines were also unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
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After an appellate court invalidated legislative lines for the New York Assembly districts last month, a lower court is moving forward with drawing new ones for 2024 elections. But the judge overseeing the matter hasn’t decided on an exact process for doing so.
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There’s a consensus among Democrats in the State Assembly that action must be taken against the Cuomo administration for withholding information on…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.In August, the 76-year-old Democrat began…
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Democrats who lead the state Senate announced Monday that they have won enough seats to hold a supermajority. That means they can override vetoes by the…
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Senate Republicans say their version of the state budget will include a nine-year phase-in of tax cuts that would eventually total a 25 percent reduction…
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The New York State Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday to delay some of the effects of the state’s Common Core learning standards.