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 […]
Rob Astorino
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Astorino talks tax plan in Rochester stop
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 […]
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Hawkins, to protest and push progressive ideas
Our editorial staff is usually able to reach consensus on political endorsements, but in this year’s governor’s race, we weren’t, so we’re giving you the arguments of both sides. As the majority of our editorial staff spells out this week, Andrew Cuomo has done many good things for New York. Neither of his two third-party […]
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Astorino says Cuomo is ‘managing the state’s decline’
One of Republican Rob Astorino’s gubernatorial campaign planks is the repeal of New York’s new gun-control laws. So it makes a certain amount of sense that he’d hold an event at a gun shop. Astorino, who is the Westchester County executive, announced his intention to run against Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday. He made a campaign […]
