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Editorial Roundup: New York
New York Post. March 22, 2023. Editorial: Bloomberg buys ads supporting Hochul’s agenda: Good Ex-Mayor Mike Bloomberg has donated five or so of his many millions to a group running ads in support of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget proposals. We hope it...
Crackdown proposed for illegal pot shops in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York authorities would be given expanded power to shut down illegal pot shops and levy fines of up to $200,000 under legislation proposed Wednesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who's seeking to protect the state's fledgling legal market for recreational marijuana. ...
NY lawmaker urged to resign after allegations from women
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state lawmaker is facing calls to resign from the governor and other fellow Democrats after two women accused him of sexual misconduct in 2015. Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are among a chorus of state and federal elected...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Wall Street Journal. March 14, 2023. Editorial: Trump’s Legal Peril in Manhattan If prosecutor Alvin Bragg’s case is this much of a stretch, he should think twice. Donald Trump’s estranged lawyer Michael Cohen testified for three hours Monday...
Late-winter storm pummels Northeast with heavy, wet snow
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, causing tens of thousands of power outages, widespread school closings, dangerous driving conditions and a plane to slide off a taxiway. The storm's path included parts of New...
New England, upstate New York, bracing for winter storm
Parts of the Northeast were bracing for a powerful winter storm that could dump heavy, wet snow and unleash strong winds, making travel difficult and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people. The National Weather Service says the storm could begin late Monday and last...
Signature Bank seized to send banks a message, director says
A regulatory takeover of a New York-based bank was intended to send a message to U.S. banks to stay away from the cryptocurrency business, a former member of Congress who was on the bank’s board says. Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that he believes the state officials...
Plans for a NYC rail link to LaGuardia Airport now abandoned
Plans for a rail link were abandoned Monday that would have connected LaGuardia Airport to New York City's subway and commuter rail system, after intense criticism about its $2.4 billion-plus price tag and the potential effects on surrounding neighborhoods. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul...
Editorial Roundup: New York
New York Post. February 28, 2023. Editorial: NY Democrats’ lame squirming on the criminal-justice harm they’ve caused Not only did Democrats block Albany District Attorney David Soares from delivering devastating testimony at the Jan. 30 state Senate hearing on...
California bill would help protect nannies, house cleaners
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California households that employ cleaners or nannies could soon be required to comply with safety standards similar to other workplaces under a bill proposed in the state Legislature. Domestic workers in California don’t have the same safety protections...
