On April 2, state Sen. and New York City mayoral hopeful Malcolm Smith, Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and village Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret, a New York City councilman and two city GOP powerbrokers were swept into federal court; a 28-page indictment traces a twisted trail of bribes, kickbacks and… Read More →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pledged support for campaign finance reform. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has said public financing of elections is “essential in a post-Citizens United world.” A Siena Research Institute poll found 61 percent of New Yorkers support a public campaign financing system. At 1 p.m. Tuesday, an Editorial… Read More →
UPDATE: We’ve postponed this morning’s session, due to weather. We will update with a new time shortly. Join a discussion at 11 a.m. Wednesday (tk) on New York’s layers of government and the “home rule” laws and local emotions that hamper efforts to consolidate, streamline and share services at the… Read More →
The Journal News/LoHud.com Editorial Board holds endorsement interviews with candidates in key contests on the Nov. 6 ballot. Voters may watch live online at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; questions can be submitted via our CoverItLive live-blogging feature during the interviews. The following endorsement hearings are scheduled: — Tuesday, 1 p.m. New York State… Read More →
Larry Schwartz, Gov. Cuomo’s top aide, New York State Thruway Authority Executive Director Tom Madison and other Cuomo administration officials will join the Editorial Board at 11 a.m. Wednesday to discuss the Tappan Zee Bridge project. To watch the LIVE session, go to www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight. To ask a question of the… Read More →
Clarence J. Sundram, the governor’s special adviser on vulnerable persons, appears in an Editorial Spotlight interview at 2 p.m. Tuesday on LoHud.com. He will discuss the administration’s proposed Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. To submit a question or comment beforehand, email adelgado@lohud.com or tweet @lohudopinion…. Read More →
Following news that Moody’s Investors Service had downgraded Rockland County’s credit rating, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli told The Journal News Editorial Board that he has been considering whether to recommend a “standardized statutory framework” for identifying and assisting municipalities that are under fiscal stress. The framework “would identify triggers or early… Read More →
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli discusses various issues with the Editorial Board at 1 p.m. Thursday on Editorial Spotlight. The state comptroller audits municipalities, school district and other entities. The comptroller also administers the New York State and Local Retirement System for public employees and maintains the state’s accounting… Read More →
Representatives of a consortium of groups pressing for an extension of the so-called “millionaire’s tax” in New York discuss their effort in an Editorial Spotlight interview 1 pm. today on LoHud.com. Expected participants include: » Dennis Hanratty, executive director of Mount Vernon United Tenants; » Ron Deutsch, executive director of… Read More →
Adolfo Carrion, the federal Housing and Urban Development Department’s regional director for New York and New Jersey, appears in an Editorial Spotlight interview at 11 a.m. today to answer your questions and our editors’ about the fair-housing settlement in Westchester. To watch live, go to http://LoHud.com/editorialspotlight. To ask a question,... Read More →
