ALBANY, N.Y. — For the better part of the last decade, the state Capitol was a house divided: Democrats led the Assembly, Republicans ruled the Senate, and most everything got stuck in between.
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state lawmakers, having fallen short in a push to fully legalize marijuana, have agreed to further decriminalize possession of the drug and automatically expunge many low-level marijuana convictions across the state.
NEW YORK — The last time New York’s Republican Party won a race for statewide office, Andrew Cuomo’s political career was a mess, Donald Trump’s political career didn’t exist and George E. Pataki was cruising to a third term as governor.
ALBANY, N.Y. — After weeks of intraparty bickering, the New York state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed to a $175 billion budget early Sunday, approving several progressive initiatives, including changes to the cash bail system, a new tax on high-end homes and a groundbreaking plan to charge motorists to drive into Manhattan’s busiest stretches.
ALBANY — After weeks of intraparty bickering, the New York state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed to a $175 billion budget early Sunday, approving several progressive initiatives, including changes to the cash bail system, a new tax on high-end homes and a groundbreaking plan to charge motorists to drive into Manhattan’s busiest stretches.
Unlike in past years, however, when the divided Statehouse made big chunks of the State of the State address a pipe dream, the newly elected Democratic-controlled state Legislature puts the governor’s agenda much closer to becoming reality.
The bills, which were expected to be passed by the state Legislature by Monday evening, would bring New York in line with policies in other liberal bastions like California and Washington.
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