Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) announced his support for a new bill today in an effort to stem the effects of the Supreme Court’s controversial decision on corporate spending in elections. According to a press release, Sen. Al Franken (D - Minn.), Sen. Evan Bayh (D - Ind.), Sen. Russ Feingold (D - Wisc.), and Sen. Ron Wyden (D - Ore.) joined Schumer to sponsor this bill, the “Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections” Actthat they pledged to pass by July 4.
Sen. Kemp Hannon (R - Garden City) and his colleagues continue to haggle over New York's budget as the deadline to get it done passed on April 1. (Photo from kemphannon.com)
As New York State enters its third week without an approved budget, lawmakers are set to return back to the state capitol after leaving last Wednesday on a short recess.
But they return to the same outstanding issue that has not been resolved – closing an estimated $9.2 billion budget deficit.
Seven Roosevelt Field Mall shoppers weigh in on the Gov. Paterson's proposed soda tax as a fix to balance the state's deeply troubling budget gap. (NNL videos by Kerry O'Brien)
To fight obesity and close a wide budget deficit, a two liter of soda could now cost New Yorkers an extra 67 cents as Gov. David Paterson is proposing at tax of one penny per ounce on all non-diet sodas.
Rep. Pete King (R - Seaford) reacts to Sunday's passage of the health care reform bill in the House of Representatives. King vowed to keep fighting the programs included in the plan. (YouTube video by Rep. Peter King's office).
President Barack Obama signed health care reform into law on Tuesday afternoon, expanding insurance coverage to thousands of Long Islanders.
Mayor Wayne Hall, one of a few politicians who publicly supported Gov. David Paterson's 2010 campaign for governor, comments on the latest scandals engulfing Paterson and the way he'll be able to move forward in office. (NNL video by Nicolette Emmino)
Mayor Wayne Hall expressed his continuing support for New York Gov. David Paterson Thursday, who kicked off his campaign for re-election in Hempstead, and is now surrounded by scandal.
Carlos Patrick, a 19-year-old Nassau Community College student reacts to Gov. Paterson's decision to stay in office. Patrick plans to vote in the upcoming election. (NNL video By Keith Pratt)
As New York State Gov. David Paterson’s approval rating recently dropped 20 points, his decision to still stay in office has met some opposition with Nassau County residents.
Paterson is facing controversy amid stories of accepting New York Yankee World Series tickets as gifts and his involvement in a domestic violence case involving his top aide, David Johnson.
