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Kremlinology 101: A Wild Ride Through Cuomo’s Statements on Redistricting
Governor Andrew Cuomo has so heavily hedged on whether or not he will veto the Legislature's redistricting proposal that even ardent experts in Kremlinology -- the Soviet-era practice of grasping onto...
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Bay Ridge Democrats Not Interested In Opposing Vito Lopez Like That
(Photo: Facebook) Last Friday, City & State broke the news that a number of Democratic Clubs were uniting under a common banner, “Brooklyn Reform Coalition” to try and replace Assemblyman Vito...
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Grading the Redistricting Amendment
Professor Gerry Benjamin, an expert on the mechanisms of government at State University of New York at New Paltz, was asked by Citizens' Committee for an Effective Constitution to take a look at...
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Cuomo Proposes Fix to the ‘Truly Ugly Picture of Our Political Landscape’
Governor Cuomo speaking at the press conference. After a series of New York officials were arrested and charged with corruption last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo says he has the solution--or at least...
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Cuomo Proposes Electoral Reforms in Wake of Corruption Scandals
(Photo: Getty) Two weeks ago, Democratic State Sen. Malcolm Smith was arrested and charged with trying to bribe his way into the Republican mayoral primary, prompting cries for reform from both ends of...
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Andrew Cuomo Doesn’t Want ‘Scandalmania’ Hijacking His Agenda
Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) As the fallout from the recent slew of arrests of state legislators continues, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that he doesn't want what he dubbed...
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An Apologetic Shelly Silver Tries to Fix Albany’s Sexual Harassment Problem
Sheldon Silver. (Photo: Getty Images) Facing growing calls for his resignation, Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver, surrounded by an army of loyal supporters, apologized for his handling of the Vito Lopez...
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Council Members Move to Limit Next Speaker’s Power
Councilman Brad Lander speaking this afternoon. (Photo: William Alatriste New York City Council) The next speaker of the New York City Council is going to have far less power than Christine Quinn, if a...
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