New York

Poll Shows Depths Of Unpopularity Of Trump And Congress Among New Yorkers

By • May 25, 2017
Jose Luis Magana / AP

President Trump, who’s never been very popular in New York, has reached an all-time low in the opinions of voters, according to a new poll.

Supporters Push Single Payer Health Care In New York

By • May 24, 2017
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Faith leaders from around New York came to the Capitol to gain support in the State Senate to adopt a statewide single payer health care system. It would be an alternative to the national Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which Republicans in Congress and President Trump have been trying to dismantle. 

New York State Senate Faction Tries To Change The Subject

By • May 23, 2017
Hans Pennink / AP

After an embarrassing controversy over stipend payments, the beleaguered group of breakaway Democrats in the State Senate are trying to change the subject.

Cuomo Urges Trump To Fund Penn Station Improvements To Avoid ‘Disaster’

By Jessica Opatich • May 22, 2017
Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo

In a plea from one New Yorker to another, Governor Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., urged President Donald Trump to help what he called a “crisis” at Penn Station. 

Controversy Grows Over New York Senate Stipends

By • May 16, 2017
Karen DeWitt/WAMC

Several senators who are part of a breakaway group of Democrats known as the Independent Democratic Conference were paid extra stipends – ranging from $12,500 to $18,000 a year – for serving on various Senate committees controlled by the majority party Republicans.

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