Dems push to change NYS constitution in map-drawing power grab to eliminate GOP seats
Official language of the proposed amendment released late Monday would make it easier for Democrats, who’ve controlled both houses for much of the last decade...
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New York Democrats have launched their latest push to disenfranchise Republican voters
They claim they’re just countering GOP gerrymandering across the country, but that prompts the question: Why did they start trying to do this before the ink w...
New York Sneaks Two Gun Control Laws Past Voters In Budget Bill
New York lawmakers inserted two controversial gun-control laws into the state’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget, one of which bans the popular Glock family of pistols...
New York Legislators Seek Broader Anti-Shackling Protections Following Courtroom Birth in Brooklyn
A woman gave birth in a Brooklyn courtroom earlier in May. Now, New York lawmakers are once again pushing for legislation to end the shackling of incarcerated p...
New York’s long-delayed $269B budget finally passes legislature
The legislature is done with the session next week, but the drawn-out budget fight has left lawmakers just six legislative days to vote on non-budget items...
What’s Inside New York’s $269 Billion Budget: Second-Home Tax, Restrictions on ICE and More
After nearly two months of tense negotiations, midnight sessions, and mounting public frustration, New York state lawmakers finally passed a massive $269
Proposed bill would tax New Yorkers who tap ‘anti-weaponization’ fund at 100%
A New York lawmaker says state residents who tap the Trump administration’s controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund should be required to pay...