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For a lot of human history, an earthquake followed a few days later by a total eclipse would be taken as a pretty good sign of the end times
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A complete list of places in American history that have had socialist representation in Congress, both houses of the state Legislature, and the city council at the same time:
Milwaukee in 1913
Astoria in 2023
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Hochul is the first female head of state in New York since Queen Anne
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A judge orders New York’s boards of elections to immediately begin counting many ballots that came in without postmarks
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Cuomo thanking nurses at a Niskayuna nursing home that is lending 35 ventilators. “You made a difference in my heart, you really did”
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This is what a potential map that places Higgins, Jacobs, Morelle, Tenney, Tonko, Stefanik, Maloney, Jones, and Bowman into the same district would look like
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Cuomo’s justification for vetoing a bill that would let more federal judges officiate weddings: Some of them were appointed by Trump
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Early voting ballots cast in New York on
Saturday: 211,898
the first day in 2019: 32,852
all of 2019: 256,251
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Howie Hawkins, who’s repeatedly earned enough votes to make the Green Party an official party in New York, is now the Green presidential nominee
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Hochul has signed the bill that will move most town and county races to even years.
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2022 will presumably be only the second statewide election year since 1974 that a Cuomo has not appeared on the statewide ballot
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Upstate v downstate on the Senate floor during bag debate:
Funke: "If I have old Wegmans bags ..."
Kaminsky: "Did you say old white man's bags?"
Funke: "Wegmans"
Kaminsky: "I didn't know what that was"
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Zeldin on Giuliani: "Somebody whose claim to fame is Chris Farley making fun of you for being an obnoxious kid"
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Elizabeth Warren is the latest Democrat to encourage New Yorkers to vote on the WFP line in the presidential race:
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The New York State Democratic Committee just unanimously made Gov. Cuomo state delegate chair at the DNC "since he has demonstrated such outstanding leadership" in recent months
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Beginning to suspect we're not getting a Q&A with Cuomo today
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This will be the first gubernatorial election since 1970 in which neither major party candidate’s name ends in a vowel
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There is a non-zero chance that the special master completely overhauls these maps again on Friday, rendering these 48 hours of bickering and exploratory campaigns completely moot.
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Just encountered something resembling traffic for the first time since I moved out of downtown Albany in June, and initially assumed it was due to some backyard party.
Nope, it’s because the line to early vote at the fire station a mile away is over 100 people long.
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FWIW, the Senate passed a Democratic bill in 2019 to ban flamethrowers in New York, but 13 Senate Republicans voted no
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When a party has enough votes to override a veto, it does not take all three parties to enact legislation into law
Inbox, from
@AndreaSCousins
and
@CarlHeastie
: "Unfortunately, it was clear that we could not come to an agreement with the governor on this plan. It takes all three parties - the Senate, the Assembly and the governor - in order to enact legislation into law."
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Suddenly,
@AndreaSCousins
's scarf wardrobe is the most pragmatic collection ever held by a NYS elected official
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Sen.
@zellnor4ny
, the sponsor of the early voting bill, signing in to become the first person to early vote in his corner of Brooklyn
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"I think governor Cuomo accomplished a tremendous amount for the state of New York," Suozzi says. "He's got his flaws ... but you can't take away the fact that during Covid he was there every single day"
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Calls for Cuomo's resignation have made it to the Scientific American editorial page
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In response to a request from Peter King challenger Liuba Grechen Shirley, the FEC rules that campaign funds can be spent on childcare
Background here:
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This is not what one would normally expect to find in downtown Albany
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Back in the 1730s, a magician warned New Yorkers that electing governors whose last names started with the letter "C" was unwise
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Also of note: It looks like that 107-member Democratic majority in the Assembly will be comprised of 56 men and 51 women, which I'm pretty sure is the closest any legislative conference in NYS history has ever come to gender balance
It looks like the majority will be 107 of 150, exactly the same as after the 2016 and 2018 elections:
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Incumbents who would now share a district:
Clarke/ Jeffries
C. Maloney/ Nadler
SP Maloney/ Jones
Stefanik/ Tonko
Higgins/ Jacobs
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Shout-out to the 92 people who trekked out to their polling site yesterday only to submit a blank ballot in the only race being voted on
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Cuomo has now lost the support of 47 senators. 46 are needed to remove him from office, should the Assembly impeach.
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An internal DCCC poll has Molinaro up 46-43 over Ryan as of a week ago.
No public polls, but previous internal polls include one that gave Molinaro with a 10 point lead (according to Molinaro supporters) and one that gave Molinaro a 3 point lead (according to Ryan's campaign).
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Here's Captain Cuomo, for those who don't normally watch these powerpoints.
He's related to the dogs that played the direwolves in Game of Thrones
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"There is no desire at this point to make any changes," Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says of bail
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Six weeks ago, Hochul predicted Buffalo would beat New England by putting up 47 points.
Buffalo now up over New England 47-10.
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The filing page for the redistricting case just took a half second longer to load than the previous 200 times I had refreshed it, and that fleeting anticipation that there might be something new is the most exciting development on the maps so far this hour
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If Jeffries succeeds Pelosi, then the top Democrats in both the House and Senate will be alums of the New York State Assembly
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Courtesy of
@SR_spatial
— a map showing which districts in the court’s plan exactly overlap with those drawn by Republicans on the IRC
Some scoopage via
@mahoneyw
: Court’s new state Senate maps appear based off a plan drawn by Republicans
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Cuomo holds up a copy of the "New York Daily Truth" as he points out that Trump was acquitted, not exonerated
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Here’s the map (not yet approved, but on display in the room where the IRC will soon meet)
Here's what New York officials are expecting to be in the new maps due to be approved by the Independent Redistricting Commission tomorrow:
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"I don't really care what you think," Cuomo tells reporters saying they think parents are confused about the school closing plans.
MY BOYS ARE SITTING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS RIGHT NOW AND I DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT THE FUCKING PLAN IS RIGHT DAMN NOW.
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India Walton seems to have handily beat Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown among early voters
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Buffalo’s CBS affiliate spending Christmas night rebroadcasting the 1990-1991 AFC Championship Game (The Bills beat the Raiders 51-3)
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Wow. New York would've stayed at 27 seats had we had 89 more residents.
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UPDATE x2: NOW we have the actual maps. The bills introduced half an hour ago have been amended, the new "A" prints are what should pass
UPDATE: These are not the actual maps. There's another round of legislation coming imminently.
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Assemblyman Manktelow says the eviction moratorium has contributed to the pandemic spreading: "[People not paying rent] are going places to buy large televisions, new cars, socializing, that’s part of the reason there’s a large spread ... I've seen it [and] I've watched it."
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This magazine (which I saved when I was 10 b/c of a story about Jupiter) says the number of Internet users now rivals Roseanne's audience
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"You’re saying you have many people in your district of very low character?" a skeptical Dinowitz asks in reply
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Three of the members who voted against the "walking while trans" bill in 1976 had children who are voting for the bill's repeal today. Another went on to become majority leader of the U.S. Senate. cc:
@AndrewHevesi
@MichelleHinchey
@DavidWeprin
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Major cities in New York, ranked by food quality
1) Buffalo
2) Rochester, home of Wegmans
3) New York City, home of some decent options but lots of overpriced ones
4) Albany
5) Syracuse
6) Utica. Good food, but I at least haven't been exposed to much beyond riggies
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In a Long Island Assembly race, the incumbent's being attacked for not working hard enough to honor Billy Joel
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Hochul recently went 10 days without taking questions on budget negotiations. That was the second-longest silence on a late budget since at least 1929, according to a review of press clippings and past governors’ schedules
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Still over nine hours left, but it's increasingly looking like we'll make it through 2019 with 0 New York legislators being indicted
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I honestly don't think I would've placed "Assembly staff" high on my rankings of the people most likely to get thrown under the bus today
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First Cuomo signs I've seen this year are in front of the Executive Mansion. There are 47 of them.
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Assemblyman Charles Barron's marital status, as listed on his financial disclosure form
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we get to do this all over again in an hour or two for the new Senate districts
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Hochul has signed the bill that says the Independent Redistricting Commission has to share its records with the Legislature if it never gets around to voting on a plan
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A year ago, we were subtly warned that Captain was at risk of falling off the cliff
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More Democrats voted in yesterday's primary than in all but one of the six mid-term primaries this century
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The Assembly has passed a resolution making Sept. 2021 "Onion Appreciation Month in the State of New York"
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but you can only participate in the bar if you buy a sandwich
BREAKING: NY Bar Exam is back on -- to be administered online Oct. 5-6th "on a onetime basis" as a "emergency remote testing option," per court officials.
@Law360
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Speaker Al Smith (a Democrat) impeached Governor William Sulzer (also a Democrat)
In an interview on
@CapitalTonight
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@NickReisman
asks
@CarlHeastie
if he made a backroom deal with
@NYGovCuomo
to drop the impeachment inquiry. His answer:
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Been in Albany for a few years now and this is the first time I’ve seen TV cameras at the door of the Bill Drafting Commission
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In a seismic change for Albany just before session starts, LRS has a new splash page
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Lentol has conceded to
@em4assembly
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His 48-year career in the Legislature is the third-longest tenure in New York history, trailing only John Marchi (50 years) and Dick Gottfired (who'll hit, and presumably pass, the 50 year mark in a few months)
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If the results in CD-14 hold, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be the first person to defeat an incumbent NYC Democrat in a congressional primary since Floyd Flake pulled off the feat in 1986
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The congressional map has passed the Assembly by the (likely) required 2/3 majority, 103-45
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We're now less than three hours until petitioning for Congress and the state Senate starts
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Incoming Gov. Hochul has more experience in local government than any previous local governor. Here’s the story of her time in Hamburg:
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"New York State has one home team, and that is Buffalo." -Mario Cuomo
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Senate incumbents who have been running for reelection who now share a district:
Mattera-Gaughran
Addabbo-Stavisky
Kavanagh-Hoylman
Jackson-Rivera
Serino-Hinchey
Skoufis-Martucci
Breslin-Tedisco
Gallivan-Kennedy
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Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins is officially the first Democrat to be elected to a second term as majority leader since the 1930s
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Cuomo on the lawsuit over postmarks: "The date for the ballots to be eligible is in the law," says the governor, who has unilaterally suspended mountains of laws in recent months. "So that is going to have to be resolved either by a court or by the Legislature passing a new law."
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Bills fans loudly boo players who are kneeling; begin a U-S-A chant
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Hochul has signed the bill authorizing remote government meetings for the duration of the pandemic
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Clinton became the first prez candidate since Mondale to mention Buffalo in a debate when not responding to a question from Tim Russert
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Here's what New York officials are expecting to be in the new maps due to be approved by the Independent Redistricting Commission tomorrow:
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Senate Democratic conference in March 2018: 21 members
Senate Democratic conference in January 2021: 43 members
After today's count, it's clear that I have been chosen to serve as our next Senator. It's an honor for me and my family, but it's a victory for working people in Central New York who will finally have a Senator who can bring our voice and our values to Albany. Thank you!
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Sen. Seward, recently recovered, is participating in today's remote hearing
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One group about to hold an event on the Million Dollar Staircase waiting for another group holding an event on the Million Dollar Staircase to wrap up. THE CAPITOL IS BACK.
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Hi, I'm going to be focused on New York's Senate and Assembly until about 1 a.m. If everybody on this website could not talk about the presidential race until then so I can avoid spoilers, I'd appreciate it.
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So New York apparently might get hit by a hurricane on primary day
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