Lawmakers weigh proposal to close several state prisons in budget talks A representative for Gov. Kathy Hochul says the proposed budget includes "language" that would allow for the closure of up to five state prisons. They said which ones have not been decided on. 04/10/2024 - 2:21 am | View Link
Some NY state lawmakers skip town to catch solar eclipse as late budget negotiations drag on ALBANY – Some New York state legislators skipped town Monday ... be focused on addressing crime — especially in light of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s refusal to address increased ... 04/8/2024 - 10:37 am | View Link
The lawmakers who will decide Mike Johnson’s fate House lawmakers are bracing for yet another vote on ousting a speaker — one that could look far different from the one they took just six months ago. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) ... 04/8/2024 - 8:46 am | View Link
Dueling demonstrators pack room as Syracuse lawmakers weigh call for Gaza ceasefire Syracuse, N.Y. — Area residents on both sides of a debate over whether city officials should speak to the war in Gaza filled the Syracuse Common Council chambers Wednesday. Dozens of ... 04/3/2024 - 4:47 am | View Link
New York, Illinois, And California Lawmakers Propose Higher Taxes The new state budgets passed in March by the New York Senate and Assembly, for example ... tax hikes proposed by California legislators. The fate of another proposed income tax hike, however ... 03/31/2024 - 4:57 pm | View Link
Self-declared Governor of the Terrible Sand Kingdom of Arizonastan Kari Lake, talking to some IDAHO newspaper, flipped again. I guess she was hoping that the Terrible Sand People of Arizonastan don’t read the papers from there:
In an interview with the Idaho Dispatch on Saturday, Lake described the recent court decision upholding the 1864 law: “The Arizona Supreme Court said this is the law of Arizona.
“A political arm of Planned Parenthood is launching a $10 million voter engagement campaign in North Carolina to elect candidates in favor of abortion rights this year as reproductive rights surge further into the 2024 spotlight,” The Hill reports.
“Speaker Mike Johnson was drowned out by booing crowds during a speech at Columbia University where he condemned the ongoing student protests against the Gaza war,” CNBC reports.
“Johnson called on Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign if she could not restore order to the campus and said he would urge President Biden to take executive action against the protesters.”