Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) said last week that he does not expect that a special session will be called before January to take up issues such as casinos or cannabis.
A retiring Town Board member wrote an op-ed in Newsday this past weekend in defense of her LIBOR-supported bill to regulate accessory dwelling units in Huntington.
The Setauket Democrat announced Monday she is stepping down from the County Legislature to take a position as Long Island Deputy Director for the New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Department.
LIBOR's Government Affairs department and several LIBOR members joined NYSAR’s “NYC Issues Working Group” meeting in Lower Manhattan last week to discuss both local elections and key legislative issues.
On Tuesday, a State Supreme Court judge dismissed a pair of lawsuits brought by Airbnb against New York City over a new registration law for short-term rentals, known as Local Law 18.
Last week while touring Columbia County, State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie discussed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s housing plan, which was rejected by the legislature earlier this year.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said that funding from the federal Inflation Reduction Act will boost nuclear power in New York and help lower the utility bills of millions living in the state.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that a special election will be held on Tuesday, September 12 to fill the vacant 27th Assembly District seat in Central Queens previously held by Democrat Daniel Rosenthal
On July 18, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released a report on the updated Division of Budget forecast of the gap between revenues and expenses, totaling $36.4 billion through fiscal year 2026-27
After not being able to come to an agreement with the state legislature last month, Gov. Kathy Hochul took action yesterday, issuing Executive Order No. 30, aimed at addressing the housing crisis in New York State.
On Thursday, the New York City Council voted 42-8 to override Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of a package of bills to expand access to the city’s rental housing voucher program.