By Nick Reisman The floor fight over redistricting of legislative boundaries in the state Senate late Tuesday afternoon spilled into the evening hours, as Democrats sought to have a public hearing on the topic, but were rebuffed by Republicans. Full ...
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By Liz Benjamin A group of Democratic Assembly members and senators who feel abortion rights are “under attack” at the federal level are forming a pro-choice legislative caucus to, as they put it, combat an “anti-choice fervor that is becoming ...
Read MoreBy Chris Smith Open letters from lower-ranking politicians to chief executives are usually the tamest forms of political action: a nice gesture, quickly forgotten. But Governor Andrew Cuomo has managed to put some electricity back into the ritual. Full Article
Read MoreBy Bobby Cuza Governor Andrew Cuomo has taken a firm stance he will not raise taxes this year. But if the city’s rent regulations are allowed to lapse this summer, that, say many Democratic lawmakers, will be equivalent to a ...
Read More(New York, NY) – With rent regulation laws that protect over 1 million units of affordable housing in New York City dangerously close to expiring, Senator Liz Krueger and Senate Democrats were joined by City elected officials and advocates to ...
Read MoreLast night, Senator Krueger joined NY1’s evening show, Inside City Hall. She discussed everything from the budget to redistricting reform. Watch Senator Krueger on Inside City Hall here.
Read MoreThe following is an op-ed penned by Senator Krueger and published in Our Town Newspaper: Posted by Our Town on February 23, 2011 When you’re on a small island with millions of people living, literally, on top of one another, ...
Read MoreBy Liz Benjamin The latest push for reform in Albany dates back to 2004 when the Brennan Center released a report deeming New York’s legislature the most dysfunctional in the nation. Since then, there have been countless calls for change ...
Read MoreThe following is an op-ed penned by Senator Krueger and published in the New York Daily News: There are plenty of things we need to change about the New York State Legislature, from the way we finance our campaigns to ...
Read MoreFears About How the City’s Budget Will Affect Child Care On Thursday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will unveil New York City’s preliminary budget for the next fiscal year. On Wednesday, if you listen very closely, you can hear people throughout ...
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