Tag Archives: New York State

The New York Times 1:50 pm on March 23, 2023
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New York May Raise Speed Limit to 70 MPH

Sponsor cites better cars, better roads — and drivers accustomed to zipping along. But the data suggests raising the speed limit has fatal consequences.

#american-automobile-assn, #federal-highway-administration, #hochul-kathleen-c, #national-highway-traffic-safety-administration, #new-york-state, #new-york-state-thruway-authority, #omara-thomas-f, #santabarbara-angelo, #speed-limits-and-speeding

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 22, 2023
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Fear-Mongering Threatens a Plan to Build More Suburban Housing

Whether they like it or not, New York officials fighting to maintain exclusionary housing policies are on the wrong side of history.

#albany-ny, #hochul-kathleen-c, #nassau-county-ny, #new-jersey, #new-york-state, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #renting-and-leasing-real-estate, #state-legislatures, #states-us, #suburbs, #zoning

The New York Times 11:22 pm on March 21, 2023
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The Legal Intricacies That Could Make or Break the Case Against Trump

To try to convict the former president of a felony, prosecutors might attempt to connect state election law to a federal election.

#bragg-alvin, #campaign-finance, #clifford-stephanie-1979, #cohen-michael-d-1966, #district-attorneys, #federal-election-commission, #new-york-state, #trump-donald-j

The New York Times 9:46 pm on March 21, 2023
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Officials Eye Bus Service to La Guardia After Rail Project Is Scrapped

New York transportation authorities appear poised to improve bus service to La Guardia after a plan for a rail link was scrapped last week.

#buses, #cotton-rick, #cuomo-andrew-m, #hochul-kathleen-c, #laguardia-airport-queens-ny, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #port-authority-bus-terminal-manhattan-ny, #port-authority-of-new-york-and-new-jersey, #transit-systems

The New York Times 5:56 pm on March 21, 2023
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Michael Bloomberg’s New $5 Million Cause: Helping Kathy Hochul

Mr. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has quietly bankrolled a group that is flooding the airwaves with ads to support Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget plans.

#american-opportunity, #bloomberg-michael-r, #budgets-and-budgeting, #campaign-finance, #democratic-governors-assn, #hochul-kathleen-c, #new-york-state, #political-action-committees, #political-advertising, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 16, 2023
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MAGA and Martinis: Is This the Future of the N.Y. Republican Party?

A combative young Republican group in the state, firmly on the right and Trump-friendly, is wary of the official G.O.P. establishment’s more moderate path.

#conservatism-us-politics, #cox-edward-f, #new-york-state, #new-york-young-republican-club, #politics-and-government, #republican-party, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #stone-roger-j-jr, #wax-gavin

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 15, 2023
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George Santos’s Role in Sale of $19 Million Yacht Attracts F.B.I. Interest

Just before his House election, Mr. Santos helped two of his largest donors reach a private deal on a $19 million boat, mixing his political and personal interests.

#boats-and-boating, #campaign-finance, #devolder-organization, #luxury-goods-and-services, #new-york-state, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 15, 2023
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Street Parking Permits in New York City? They’re on Legislature’s List.

New York State lawmakers’ proposed budget called for higher taxes on the ultrawealthy, parking permits for city residents and retention of the state’s bail laws.

#bail, #budgets-and-budgeting, #charter-schools, #high-net-worth-individuals, #hochul-kathleen-c, #law-and-legislation, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-state, #parking, #politics-and-government, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #state-legislatures

The New York Times 8:19 pm on March 14, 2023
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George Santos Signals Intention to Seek Re-election in 2024

The move by Mr. Santos allows him to continue fund-raising as a prospective candidate and to spend campaign funds.

#campaign-finance, #elections-house-of-representatives, #federal-election-commission, #house-of-representatives, #new-york-state, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 7:20 pm on March 13, 2023
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Weather Updates: Northeast Braces for Wind, Wet Snow, Power Failures

A nor’easter could unleash more than a foot of dense snow on at least seven states, from Pennsylvania to Maine, officials said. New York City may be spared the worst.

#disasters-and-emergencies, #eversource-energy, #massachusetts, #mid-atlantic-states-us, #new-york-state, #northeastern-states-us, #power-failures-and-blackouts, #snow-and-snowstorms, #weather, #wind

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 12, 2023
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‘Million-Dollar Staircase’ Adds a New Face: Ruth Bader Ginsberg

After 125 years, the male-dominated architectural fixture of New York’s Capitol is getting an update.

#albany-ny, #architecture, #bergmann-meredith-artist, #ginsburg-ruth-bader, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #hochul-kathleen-c, #new-york-state, #sculpture, #womens-rights

The New York Times 6:15 pm on March 3, 2023
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New York Republicans Are on a Roll. So Why Can’t They Pick a Leader?

Although Republican victories in New York helped the G.O.P. take control of the House, the state party is torn over how closely to align itself with ex-President Donald Trump.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #cox-edward-f, #langworthy-nicholas-a-1981, #midterm-elections-2022, #new-york-state, #politics-and-government, #republican-party

The New York Times 10:00 am on March 2, 2023
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Ban Corporal Punishment in Private Schools, New York Lawmakers Say

The proposals from state legislators come in response to a New York Times investigation that reported the use of slaps and kicks to keep order in some Hasidic Jewish schools.

#brooklyn-nyc, #corporal-punishment, #education-k-12, #hasidism, #jews-and-judaism, #law-and-legislation, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #politics-and-government, #private-and-sectarian-schools, #school-discipline-students

The New York Times 4:14 pm on February 27, 2023
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To Tap Federal Funds, Chip Makers Will Need to Provide Child Care

The move seeks to help more women join the work force as industry leaders complain of labor shortages.

#arizona, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #child-care, #computer-chips, #day-care-centers, #democratic-party, #factories-and-manufacturing, #labor-and-jobs, #new-york-state, #raimondo-gina-m, #united-states-economy, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 1:30 am on February 27, 2023
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Snow and Sleet Are Coming to the Northeast After a Winter Lull

More than six inches of snow are possible in interior parts of the Northeast starting on Monday night, with lower totals around New York City and coastal areas, forecasters said.

#adirondack-mountains-ny, #berkshires-mass, #connecticut, #hudson-river, #long-island-ny, #new-jersey, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #snow-and-snowstorms, #weather, #winter-season

The New York Times 4:48 pm on February 22, 2023
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Democrats Put Early Money on New York to Retake the House

Democrats’ House super PAC plans to spend $45 million trying to flip as many as six seats Republicans won in 2022. It could set off a major spending contest.

#house-majority-pac, #house-of-representatives, #midterm-elections-2022, #new-york-state, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 22, 2023
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‘The Democratic Party in New York Is a Disaster’

After losing crucial seats in the congressional midterms, a bitter civil war over the moribund state organization has spilled into the open.

#cuomo-andrew-m, #cuomo-mario-m, #elections-state-legislature, #espaillat-adriano-d, #hochul-kathleen-c, #jacobs-jay-s, #midterm-elections-2022, #new-york-state, #ocasio-cortez-alexandria, #politics-and-government, #state-legislatures, #united-states-politics-and-government, #zeldin-lee-m

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 21, 2023
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Want to Lower Housing Costs? Build in New York’s Suburbs.

Zoning laws have shut out Black Americans and others considered undesirable from thriving suburbs for too long.

#affordable-housing, #area-planning-and-renewal, #black-people, #civil-rights-movement-1954-68, #discrimination, #hochul-kathleen-c, #long-island-ny, #metropolitan-transportation-authority, #new-york-city, #new-york-metropolitan-area, #new-york-state, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #suburbs, #transit-systems, #united-states, #united-states-politics-and-government, #urban-areas, #westchester-county-ny, #zoning

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 20, 2023
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How Public Money Goes to Support a Hasidic Village’s Private Schools

Created for a New York Hasidic group in 1989, the Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District has directed millions of dollars to the community’s network of private schools.

#conflicts-of-interest, #education-k-12, #education-department-nys, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #hasidism, #jews-and-judaism, #kepecs-simon, #kiryas-joel-ny, #new-york-state, #petlin-joel, #polatsek-harry, #politics-and-government, #private-and-sectarian-schools, #religion-state-relations, #school-boards

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 17, 2023
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They’re Betting the Family Farm on Weed

The Hepworth sisters are famous in the organic food world, but like other farmers, they’re struggling. They hope their new venture will change things.

#agriculture-and-farming, #cannabis-foods-and-products, #content-type-personal-profile, #family-business, #hemp, #hepworth-farms-hudson-valley-grown-inc, #hepworth-amy, #hepworth-gail, #hudson-river-valley-ny, #marijuana, #milton-ny, #new-york-state, #organic-foods-and-products, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #sustainable-living

Ars Technica 4:19 pm on February 16, 2023
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Big Tech lobbyist language made it verbatim into NY’s hedged repair bill

Repair shop technician solders on laptop-size circuit board

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When New York became the first state to pass a heavily modified right-to-repair bill late last year, it was apparent that lobbyists had succeeded in last-minute changes to the law’s specifics. A new report from the online magazine Grist details the ways in which Gov. Kathy Hochul made changes identical to those proposed by a tech trade association.

In a report co-published with nonprofit newsroom The Markup, Maddie Stone writes that documents surrounding the drafting and debate over the bill show that many of the changes signed by Hochul were the same as those proposed by TechNet, which represents Apple, Google, Samsung, and other technology companies.

The bill would have required that companies that provide parts, tools, manuals, and diagnostic equipment or software to their own repair networks also make them available to independent repair shops and individuals. It saw heavy opposition from trade groups before its passing. New York Assemblymember Patricia Fahy, the bill’s sponsor, told Grist that backers had to make “a lot of changes to get it over the finish line in the first day or two of June.” The bill passed with broad bipartisan support, but it was pared down to focus only on small electronics.

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#apple, #hp, #kathy-hochul, #lobbying, #microsoft, #new-york, #new-york-state, #policy, #politics, #right-to-repair, #samsung, #tech, #technet

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 16, 2023
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Gov. Hochul Retreats to Square One on Finding a Top Judge for New York

The State Senate’s rejection of Justice Hector LaSalle leaves New York’s leaders in uncharted territory, with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s next steps uncertain.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #courts-and-the-judiciary, #democratic-party, #hochul-kathleen-c, #lasalle-hector-d, #new-york-state, #politics-and-government, #state-legislatures

The New York Times 6:01 pm on February 15, 2023
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Breaking Impasse, State Senate Will Vote on N.Y. Chief Judge Nominee

It is highly unlikely that Justice Hector LaSalle, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s divisive nominee, will survive the floor vote in the chamber.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #constitutions, #courts-and-the-judiciary, #democratic-party, #hochul-kathleen-c, #lasalle-hector-d, #new-york-state, #politics-and-government, #state-legislatures, #suits-and-litigation-civil

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 14, 2023
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Hochul Borrows Solutions to Address New York’s Housing Crisis

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to step up housing construction is likely to face opposition in Albany, especially from Long Island legislators.

#california, #city-council-nyc, #hochul-kathleen-c, #long-island-ny, #massachusetts, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #politics-and-government, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #regional-plan-assn, #states-us, #suburbs, #utah

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 13, 2023
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George Santos and the Case of the Missing $365,000

Representative George Santos’s failure to account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in spending is part of a pattern of irregularities in the way his campaign handled its finances.

#campaign-finance, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #federal-election-commission, #house-of-representatives, #new-york-state, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government, #winred

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 11, 2023
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Clean Slates Promised Under New York Marijuana Law Prove Complicated

The omission of a single Roman numeral in the text of a state law has made it difficult for those with certain convictions to clear their names.

#amnesties-commutations-and-pardons, #ex-convicts, #law-and-legislation, #marijuana, #new-york-state

The New York Times 8:18 pm on February 2, 2023
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Charter School Expansion Faces Tough Fight in New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to allow more charter schools to open in New York City. But as the public school system loses students, the effort faces strong political headwinds.

#budgets-and-budgeting, #charter-schools, #education-k-12, #education-department-nyc, #heastie-carl-e, #hochul-kathleen-c, #knowledge-is-power-program, #liu-john-1944, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #organized-labor, #success-academy-charter-schools, #teachers-and-school-employees

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 1, 2023
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Hochul Could Face Battle With Fellow Democrats Over Corporate Tax Increase

Gov. Kathy Hochul is under pressure from some Democrats to extend a temporary corporate tax increase in her budget proposal on Wednesday.

#affordable-housing, #budgets-and-budgeting, #corporate-taxes, #democratic-party, #hochul-kathleen-c, #new-york-state, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #taxation

The New York Times 8:00 am on January 29, 2023
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Hochul’s Vow to Boost Ethics and Sexual Harassment Training Falls Flat

Gov. Kathy Hochul promised to end the era where state workers could “click through” an ethics class. But the state has failed to implement live training.

#ethics-and-official-misconduct, #government-employees, #hochul-kathleen-c, #new-york-state, #politics-and-government, #sexual-harassment

The New York Times 7:06 pm on January 26, 2023
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Fireball Maker Sued Over Bottles That Don’t Contain Whisky

An Illinois woman who wanted whisky, but got a cinnamon-and-whisky-flavored malt beverage instead, has sued the maker of Fireball for fraud.

#alcoholic-beverages, #beverages, #cinnamon-spice, #illinois, #labeling-and-labels-product, #liquor, #new-york-state, #sazerac-co, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #times-union-albany, #united-states, #whiskey

The New York Times 11:02 pm on January 25, 2023
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George Santos Says He Has a New Treasurer. The Treasurer Does Not Agree.

Like much of Representative George Santos’s financial background, the move to replace his longtime treasurer, Nancy Marks, was shrouded in confusion.

#campaign-finance, #datwyler-thomas, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #house-of-representatives, #marks-nancy-1965, #new-york-state, #republican-party, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 1:31 am on January 25, 2023
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Mystery of George Santos’s $700,000 in Campaign Loans Deepens

In amended campaign finance reports, Mr. Santos seemed to suggest that the loans did not come from his personal funds, as he had originally stated.

#campaign-finance, #content-type-personal-profile, #devolder-organization, #federal-election-commission, #house-of-representatives, #new-york-state, #republican-party, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 24, 2023
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Long Covid Is Keeping Significant Numbers of People Out of Work, Study Finds

An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71 percent of claimants with long Covid needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.

#chronic-condition-health, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #labor-and-jobs, #long-covid, #new-york-state, #new-york-state-insurance-fund, #research, #unemployment, #workerscompensation-insurance

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 20, 2023
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The New Cutting Edge of Abortion- Rights Legislation

New York should try to protect doctors sending pills through the mail.

#abortion, #abortion-drugs, #dobbs-v-jackson-womens-health-organization-supreme-court-decision, #law-and-legislation, #linda-prine, #new-york-state, #states-us, #telemedicine, #womens-rights

The New York Times 4:33 am on January 20, 2023
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How an Investor Lost $625,000 and His Faith in George Santos

Andrew Intrater, a wealthy businessman, has been in touch with the S.E.C. about Mr. Santos’s dealings on behalf of a company accused in a Ponzi scheme.

#content-type-personal-profile, #harbor-city-capital, #house-of-representatives, #intrater-andrew, #lying, #new-york-state, #ponzi-and-pyramid-schemes, #santos-george-1988, #securities-and-commodities-violations, #securities-and-exchange-commission, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 1:35 am on January 19, 2023
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Inside the Political Fight That May Have Doomed a Chief Judge Nominee

A battle over the nomination of Justice Hector LaSalle was rooted in both judicial policy and politics, as progressive Democrats in New York showed their strength.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #courts-and-the-judiciary, #democratic-party, #hochul-kathleen-c, #lasalle-hector-d, #new-york-state, #state-legislatures

The New York Times 6:46 pm on January 18, 2023
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Supreme Court Again Rejects Request to Block New York Gun Law

The latest emergency application came from several firearms dealers who said recent state laws violated the Second Amendment and conflicted with federal law.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #firearms, #gun-control, #kavanaugh-brett-m, #law-and-legislation, #new-york-state, #roberts-john-g-jr, #scalia-antonin, #second-amendment-us-constitution, #states-us

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 18, 2023
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Hochul v. Democrats: A Court Battle Plays Out in the N.Y. Senate

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s choice of Justice Hector LaSalle to become the state’s top judge has caused an intraparty Democratic battle that will be on display at Wednesday’s judicial hearing.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #constitutions, #courts-and-the-judiciary, #democratic-party, #hochul-kathleen-c, #lasalle-hector-d, #new-york-state, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 8:00 am on January 18, 2023
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George Santos Shows Early Signs of Tilting to the Hard Right

Through his staff hires and his public appearances with members of the House Freedom Caucus, Representative George Santos has signaled a move away from the mainstream.

#content-type-personal-profile, #gaetz-matt, #hiring-and-promotion, #house-freedom-caucus, #house-of-representatives, #new-york-state, #republican-party, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 8:00 am on January 17, 2023
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All the Developers Who Want You to Want a New York Casino

Developers hoping to win one of three casino licenses in the New York City region are crafting bids heavy on amenities and less focused on gambling.

#affordable-housing, #amusement-and-theme-parks, #caesars-entertainment-corporation, #casinos, #citi-field-queens-ny, #city-council-nyc, #coney-island-brooklyn-ny, #flushing-queens-ny, #hudsons-bay-co, #javits-jacob-k-convention-center-manhattan-ny, #land-use-policies, #museums, #nassau-veterans-memorial-coliseum, #new-york-city, #new-york-state, #new-york-state-gaming-commission, #queens-nyc, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #related-cos, #sl-green-realty-corporation, #thor-equities-group, #united-nations, #westchester-county-ny, #willets-point-queens-ny, #wynn-resorts-ltd, #yonkers-ny

The New York Times 12:11 am on January 14, 2023
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George Santos’s Deceit: A Secret Shared Among Some Republicans

How, in this day and age, did the congressman’s web of lies manage to avoid detection from his Democratic opponents and the media?

#congressional-leadership-fund, #content-type-personal-profile, #elections-house-of-representatives, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #house-of-representatives, #lying, #national-republican-congressional-committee, #new-york-state, #republican-party, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 12, 2023
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The Mysterious Campaign Fund That Raised Big Money for George Santos

A review of records and newly uncovered documents reveals that efforts to elect George Santos may have run afoul of campaign finance rules.

#campaign-finance, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #federal-election-commission, #frauds-and-swindling, #house-of-representatives, #new-york-state, #political-action-committees, #redstone-strategies, #republican-party, #rise-ny-pac, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 8:52 pm on January 11, 2023
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George Santos’s Secret Résumé: A Wall Street Star With a 3.9 G.P.A.

Two years before his successful run for Congress, George Santos gave Long Island Republican officials a résumé that reads like a detailed road map of his lies.

#cairo-joseph, #frauds-and-swindling, #house-of-representatives, #lying, #nassau-county-ny, #new-york-state, #republican-party, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 5:12 pm on January 11, 2023
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George Santos Faces Calls to Resign From Long Island GOP Leaders

The rejection by Republican leaders in Nassau County is the sharpest denunciation from Mr. Santos’s party, whose leaders in Washington have mostly stayed mum.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #cairo-joseph, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #house-of-representatives, #long-island-ny, #nassau-county-ny, #new-york-state, #republican-party, #santos-george-1988, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 2:47 pm on January 11, 2023
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Supreme Court Leaves New York’s New Gun Law in Place for Now

The law, enacted in response to a decision in June striking down a restrictive gun control law, imposed new requirements on carrying guns in public.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #gun-control, #kavanaugh-brett-m, #law-and-legislation, #new-york-state, #second-amendment-us-constitution, #supreme-court-us, #thomas-clarence

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 11, 2023
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Why Left-Leaning Democrats May Torpedo Hochul’s Choice of Top Judge

Gov. Kathy Hochul has not given up on her nomination of Hector LaSalle to lead the state Court of Appeals, but the Legislature could refuse to approve him.

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The New York Times 4:18 pm on January 10, 2023
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Hochul’s Vision for New York: Fighting Crime and Building Housing

Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to deliver a State of the State speech on Tuesday that will address some of the issues that played well for her opponent in the November election.

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The New York Times 2:14 pm on January 10, 2023
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NY Lawmakers to Request House Ethics Investigation of George Santos

Two Democrats will file an official complaint about Mr. Santos’s financial disclosures with the House’s bipartisan ethics committee.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 10, 2023
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Hochul to Unveil a $1 Billion Plan Addressing Mental Illness in New York

In a State of the State address, the governor will seek to create new beds for people with severe mental illness and offer more mental health care to children.

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The New York Times 10:43 pm on January 6, 2023
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Judge Scolds Trump Legal Team and Lets James’s Lawsuit Proceed

A New York judge declined to dismiss the state attorney general’s suit against the former president and called his lawyers’ filing frivolous.

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