Governor Cuomo

New York launched the third round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. According to Governor Cuomo's Office, the initiative invests $100 million into downtown neighborhoods across the state.

New York is granting parolees the right to vote. According to Governor Cuomo's Office, the move comes from an executive order signed Wednesday

In a move that has New York State environmentalists jumping for joy, Wednesday, both the State Health Department and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) gave negative reports on hydrofracking in New York State.  Governor Andrew Cuomo said he had no personal position on fracking and will let the experts decide the issue...

New York's finest fishing waters from Long Island to the Thousand Islands are featured in a tourism ad unveiled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the weekend. It was one of a series of tourism promotional events held by Cuomo around the state, which have included snowmobiling in Tug Hill and whitewater rafting in the Adirondacks...

State Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin said he is considering a run for the governorship. Since Governor Cuomo defeated republican challenger Carl Paladino in 2010, the search has been on for the next republican challenger. McLaughlin said in an interview that anger with the NY SAFE Act could play out in his favor because of the governor’s current low-approval rating in Upstate New York...

According to the latest poll from the Siena Research Institute, more than 52 percent of New York voters feel that Speaker Sheldon Silver should step down. This comes after speculation that Speaker Silver failed the people of New York and former Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s accusers by not addressing the issue appropriately by not being completely honest...

Florian Reyda and Wilhelmina Guest joined us in the studio to invite the public to an education forum on Thursday evening, February 28, 2013 at 7pm at the Otego Elementary gymnasium.   Topics will include balancing the budget, GAP Elimination Adjustment (GEA), and districts financial situations...