Sarah Clark handily won the 136th District Assembly seat, an office held for years by Rep. Joe Morelle.
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Incumbent Mark Johns has a strong lead in 135th Assembly District race
Assemblyman Mark Johns held a commanding lead at the close of the polls, but outstanding absentee ballots make it too close to call.
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Republican Josh Jensen has commanding lead in 134th Assembly District race
Republican Josh Jensen is tentatively the new representative for the Assembly’s 134th District, which covers Greece, Ogden, and Parma.
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Vacancies complicate 2020 elections
New York has three big election days coming up this year: the presidential primary on April 28, the regular primary on June 23, and the November 3 general election.
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Brian Kolb steps down as Assembly minority leader
Days after his drunken driving arrest, Brian Kolb resigns as the top-ranking Republican in the state Assembly.
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Unshackle Upstate wants fracking, lower taxes
Unshackle Upstate has released a five-point plan for job growth and lower taxes in the parts of the state that aren’t New York City. The plan focuses primarily on eliminating or changing certain taxes and surcharges. But Unshackle officials are also highlighting the potential benefits fracking the Marcellus Shale. During a press conference this morning […]
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State legislators propose massive environmental financing legislation
Two State Legislature committee chairs are proposing a new $5 billion environmental bond act.
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Good. Old. Boys.
How wonderful to see so many male politicians standing up for women’s rights. Governor Cuomo has been on a statewide tour, pushing his Women’s Equality Act, which attacks human trafficking, sexual harassment, and employment and housing discrimination. A couple of weeks ago, Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver spoke out at a Women’s Equality Coalition rally in […]
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Robach introduces campaign finance legislation
The State Legislature has had no shortage of scandal this year. For a while, it seemed like a new lawmaker was being charged with something almost weekly. Of course, the scandals spurred various high-profile ethics and campaign finance reform proposals, though few have passed. Last week, Republican State Senator Joe Robach added his own proposal […]
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The choice is yours, locally and nationally
“I’m not just running against David Koon. He’s a nice fellow, you know, I got nothing bad to say about him,” says Mark Johns. “But he has become weak in the face of the big money and the big power, and he has done a 180-degree turn. He used to criticize it, now he says […]
