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The election was influenced by a mishmash of national and state issues, the appeal
of individual candidates, and low turnout — all of which resulted in a
Republican wave.
There was a moment in last’s night’s gubernatorial debate when Governor Andrew Cuomo broke some fracking news. In response to a question about fracking, Cuomo said that he expects a long-awaited report from the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Department of Health by the end of the year. Previously, he’d only said that the […]
Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks has thrown her support behind Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino’s tax plan. Her backing should come as no surprise, since she was an early Astorino supporter. She introduced Astorino at an appearance at a East Rochester gun shop in March, when he was touring Upstate to announce his candidacy. During […]
Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo has prevailed over Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout in today’s primary election. Cuomo pulled in 60 percent of the vote in Monroe County, to Teachout’s 37 percent; Randy Credico grabbed the remaining 3 percent. With 47 out of 62 counties reporting, Cuomo had received about 60 percent of the statewide […]
Zephyr Teachout has emerged as a voice for disenchanted Democrats. She’s coming at Cuomo from the left and isn’t shy about calling the governor out on his shortcomings.
If Donald Trump runs for governor, he’s prepared to plop $50 million in a bank account to fund his race, according to an article published this morning by Capital. But Trump, the billionaire TV star, real-estate developer, and inheritor of the mantle of P.T. Barnum, isn’t saying whether he’ll run until after he finishes filming the […]
