On the Legislative Gazette this week: A year has passed since a moratorium was placed on whether hydrofracking would be allowed in New York, Alan Chartock discusses the New York City mayoral campaign, Governor Cuomo signs two laws involving the killing of police dogs, and environmental reports on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Eighteenmile Creek.
On the Legislative Gazette this week: Governor Cuomo hosts a storm recovery conference, Alan Chartock discusses his conversation with the state comptroller, and a midlevel courts upholds the use of facility dogs.
On the Legislative Gazette this week: A deeper look at the Moreland Act Commission, Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on Eliot Spitzer's return to politics, legislators try to restrict US involvement in Syria, urban farms in Buffalo, NY, and other stories.
On the Legislative Gazette this week: Governor Cuomo and the state attorney general create the Moreland Act Commission to investigate corruption in the legislature with comments from Alan Chartock, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission updated a study on Indian Point power plant, an update on invasive species control, and other stories.
On the Legislative Gazette this week: The legislative session ends without passing the Women's Equality Act, Alan Chartock comments on the failed Women's Equality Act, and reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on Gay Marriage, advocates urge state officials to better implement a sewage pollution notification law, and other stories.
On the Legislative Gazette this week: Governor Cuomo vows to use the state's Moreland Act to authorize investigative probes into the legislature's corruption charges, Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the end of session and some of the Governor's successes and potential failures, a report on the value of a community college education in the state, and other stories.
On the Legislative Gazette this week: Governor Cuomo releases a bill to extend public financing of political campaigns statewide, Alan Chartock comments on public campaign finance, early education (pre-k, preschool) remains among the top concerns for parents teachers and public officials, and there is an effort to designate the Hudson River Valley as a national park for preservation and economic development.
On the Legislative Gazette this week: Governor Cuomo releases a ten-point Women's Equality Act that includes a provision on abortion, Alan Chartock shares his thoughts the Women's Equality Act and the Governor's casino proposal, an effort to cap rising agricultural property taxes, and a new species of fruit flies is damaging crops across New York.
On the Legislative Gazette this week: Governor Cuomo backs further away from hydrofracking in his economic development plans, Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on Assemblyman Vito Lopez's resignation, a report on Governor Cuomo's Tax Free New York plan to allow business to operate tax free on SUNY Campuses, and Governor Cuomo reveals his New York State Master Teacher Program.
On the Legislative Gazette this week: The state ethics commission releases its report on sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the report and its political ramifications, a senator opposes increases in federal tax, and a report on undocumented workers and immigration law.