State Sen. Neil Breslin, the chamber s longest serving member, announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election this November after 28 years in office.
STATE CAPITOL — Ahead of the start of the legislative session next month, Capital Region Democrats said Monday that they will push for more funding for distressed upstate hospitals, possibly
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A group of state lawmakers on Monday in a letter raised concerns over expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and urged state officials to first ensure health care workers and vulnerable populations living in congregate care facilities will continue to have priority access to the shots.
The concern raised by Sen. Neil Breslin, Assemblywoman Pat Fahy, Assemblyman John McDonald and Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, all Capital Region Democrats, is not dissimilar to issues raised earlier this month by Gov. Andrew Cuomo: The federal expansion of vaccine eligibility for who in the population could receive it could create a bottle neck for the limited vaccine supply.
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The Capital District congressional delegation contains some of President Donald J. Trump’s most frequent critics, and also one of his nationally prominent defenders in U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik.
All voted as expected in Wednesday’s 232-197 vote to impeach Trump for “incitement of insurrection” in connection with the Jan. 6 mob assault on the U.S. Capitol when Congress met to certify the results of the presidential election Trump lost.
The New York delegation mostly voted along party lines, though Republican Rep. John Katko of Syracuse broke with his party, and was one of 10 Republicans to support impeachment.