Republished with permission from the Legislative Gazette On November 10th, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation S.52A/A.5991A into law that would protect New Yorkers’ First Amendment rights from strategic lawsuits aimed at intimidating critics, journalists, or activists. In a SLAPP lawsuit, an acronym for a “strategic lawsuit against public participation,” […]
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SUNY New Paltz Faculty Senate passed a resolution on Dec. 3, co-authored by Scott Minkoff and Brian Obach, that calls for the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) to end their investments into the fossil fuel industry. SUNY New Paltz is a large client of TIAA. “How can […]
Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette. Two days before Thanksgiving, State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that SUNY campuses have finished mandatory testing of students on campus with 152,788 tests conducted with a positivity rate of 0.63 percent between November 9 and November 23. SUNY Upstate […]
Edited and Packaged by Jared Castañeda “In a country that produces so much, no one should ever be hungry. But they are.” Diana Smith, Founder of the SUNY New Paltz Food Pantry The Hungry Hudson Valley: SUNY New Paltz Food Pantry Pastor Dianna Smith had only established the food pantry […]
Republished with permission from the Legislative Gazette Sen. Jen Metzger on Tuesday conceded the race for the 42nd State Senate District following a prolonged count of mail-in ballots in the Hudson Valey and Catskills. Three weeks after Election Day, most of the approximately 30,000 absentee and affidavit ballots have been […]
Reposted with permission from The Legislative Gazette. The New York Public Interest Research Group relaunched its voter hotline on Nov. 3 to help students navigate the often confusing process of voting for the first time, voting away from home, or both. The good news — NYPIRG reported that fewer students […]
Reposted with permission from The Legislative Gazette. With the COVID-19 pandemic and a very polarizing presidential election, many voters weren’t just worried about COVID-19, but also long lines. However, some voters across New York state saw very low wait times on Election Day 2020. By 9:15 a.m. there were no […]
Reposted with permission from The Legislative Gazette. Thanks to early voting opening this week and an expanded eligibility for using absentee ballots, voting is well under way in New York. For Election Day, Nov. 3, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has created special hotlines […]
Reposted with permission from The Legislative Gazette Four-term incumbent Democratic U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney will be facing off against Republican candidate Chele Farley as well as Libertarian candidate Scott Smith for New York’s 18th Congressional District. New York’s 18th Congressional District is a large one, encompassing parts of Orange, […]
Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette. In anticipation of a federally approved vaccine for COVID-19 coming this winter or spring, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unveiled a draft plan for vetting and distributing the drug to New Yorkers. Given the many unknowns at this point in the vaccine development process, […]
New Paltz, N.Y.—With the 2020 election season at its forefront, people are anxious to hit the polls and let their voices be heard. For a lot of SUNY New Paltz students, this will be their first time voting. Historically, young adults have usually shied away from placing their votes. According […]
Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette. First-time political candidate John Cummings is taking on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York’s 14th Congressional District – a contest that has drawn national attention, and campaign donations, from Democrats and Republicans alike in one of the most expensive races this election season. Ocasio-Cortez is a […]
Reposted with permission from The Legislative Gazette. ROTTERDAM, N.Y – Incumbent Angelo Santabarbara (D) and challenger Paul DeLorenzo (R) continue their campaign for District 111th’s Assembly seat as the November 3rd election date barrels ahead. The district has both rural towns such as Duanesburg and Canajoharie and urban cities like […]
Reposted with permission from The Legislative Gazette. For the third time, Heather Collins is running under the Republican ticket with the Conservative party in Assembly District 1 against the incumbent Fred Thiele who is affiliated with the Independence Party. The district has a majority of Democratic voters who have elected […]
Republished with permission from the Legislative Gazette. Among the numerous issues faced this year, the unjust treatment of people who are Black and Black indigenous people of color (BIPOC) by law enforcement has been heavily discussed. While demands for police reform have spanned decades, this year has resulted in Americans […]
Reposted with permission from The Legislative Gazette. As early voting kicks into gear and Election Day approaches, New York’s general election for the 41st District’s State Senate seat puts two small business owners in the race. Democrat Karen Smythe challenges Republican incumbent Sue Serino to represent the mid-Hudson Valley this […]
Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette. George Amedore Jr., New York Senator of the 46th District, has held office since 2014 but will not seek re-election this year. As a result, three candidates are on the ballot in a battle to occupy the vacant seat: Richard Amedure, Michelle Hinchey, […]
Republished with permission from the Legislative Gazette. In New York’s 19th Congressional District the election between Antonio Delgado (D) and Kyle Van De Water (R) seems to be a dog fight in the making. Incumbent Delgado is looking to take advantage and dominate a predominantly democratic area in New York’s […]
