New York Legislature

Cuomo's abortion rights proposal stalls in Senate

Karen Dewitt — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:12:00 +0000

A key component of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2013 agenda appears in jeopardy, as the governor concedes he does not currently have enough votes in the State Senate to bring an abortion rights bill he has championed to the floor.

Cuomo says he'll focus on gun control

Karen Dewitt — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:18:39 +0000

Governor Andrew Cuomo says curbing gun violence will be a priority in the next legislative session.

SUNY considers high school exam to test college readiness

Adam Wolfe — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:32:06 +0000

The State University of New York is looking to stem the tide of students who arrive at college unprepared.

State legislature approves Cuomo's teacher evaluation plan

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:29:00 +0000

Cuomo’s proposal to make teacher evaluations public will become law, now that the Senate and Assembly passed the measure on the final day of the legislative session.

Senate Republicans, after a closed door meeting, agreed to take up Gov. Cuomo’s bill to make all evaluations public, without names attached.

Despite positive views of lawmakers, New Yorkers don't want to see a pay raise

Karen Dewitt — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:00 +0000

A new Siena College poll finds that New Yorkers are starting to feel more positive about the state legislature- but they still don’t want to see Senators and Assembly members receive a pay raise.

State Legislature releases redistricted lines, Democrats not happy

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:41:26 +0000

The New York State legislature’s proposed redistricted lines have been finally been released to the public. The plans for Senate districts are drawing the most fire, for the addition of a newly created 63rd district and configurations that pit some incumbent minority party Democrats against one another. WRVO's Capitol Correspondent Karen Dewitt reports.

State Legislature spends first day of session working on bi-partisan bill

Karen Dewitt — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:45:31 +0000

The New York State legislature, on its first official day of business, acted in a show of bi- partisanship, to divest the state of investments in Iran, but Democrats and Republicans in the Senate continue to argue over redistricting.