#New York’s Kathy Hochul still shows no fight

#New York’s Kathy Hochul still shows no fight

“New York’s Kathy Hochul still shows no fight” In her first State of the State Address since winning election in her own right as New York’s chief executive, Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to work with the Legislature — even as lawmakers are working to derail her nominee for chief judge. In short, she’s yet to…

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#Speaker Heastie, seat Assemblyman Lester Chang

#Speaker Heastie, seat Assemblyman Lester Chang

“Speaker Heastie, seat Assemblyman Lester Chang” Democrats in the state Assembly appear poised to unseat Assemblyman Lester Chang, the Republican winner in Brooklyn’s 49th District. Why override the voters’ will, when Speaker Carl Heastie would still have a supermajority without expelling Chang? No one thinks Chang’s alleged residency issues are the real problem. This is…

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#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 4, 2023

#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 4, 2023

“Letters to the Editor — Jan. 4, 2023” The Issue: Ronald S. Lauder’s piece on the normalization of anti-Semitism on college campuses. The Ivy League should be renamed the “Poison Ivy League” (“Ivy Fear & Loathing,” Ronald Lauder, PostOpinion, Jan. 2). Few can any longer question that the ever-increasing hatred of Jews on college campuses…

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#Albany lawmakers’ pay-raise chutzpah

#Albany lawmakers’ pay-raise chutzpah

“Albany lawmakers’ pay-raise chutzpah” For months, state lawmakers have refused to head back to Albany for a special session to address the well-documented flaws in recent criminal-justice reforms. But now, with elections safely over, they’re talking about rushing up for a “special” to … vote themselves a pay hike. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie even has…

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