#Brooklyn GOP Assemblyman Michael Novakhov is longtime Dem donor

#Brooklyn GOP Assemblyman Michael Novakhov is longtime Dem donor

“Brooklyn GOP Assemblyman Michael Novakhov is longtime Dem donor” A socialist in GOP clothing? Brooklyn Republican Assemblyman Michael Novakhov won an upset victory last year over longtime Democratic incumbent Steven Cymbrowit — but voters in the deeply red district may have elected a closet lefty. Novakhov, a radio entrepreneur who was born under Communist rule…

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#NY Democrats won’t boot GOP Assemblyman Lester Chang

#NY Democrats won’t boot GOP Assemblyman Lester Chang

“NY Democrats won’t boot GOP Assemblyman Lester Chang” Democrats controlling the New York Assembly will not seek to overturn the result of a Brooklyn race that saw a Republican oust a veteran legislator over a residency snafu. Lester Chang will keep the seat for which he was just sworn in this week after Democrats raised questions about whether he…

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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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#Democrats set to bar Lester Chang taking NYC seat

#Democrats set to bar Lester Chang taking NYC seat

“Democrats set to bar Lester Chang taking NYC seat” Democrats in the state Assembly are set to block Republican Assemblyman-elect Lester Chang from being seated this week after leadership’s investigative report concluded he was only a “visitor” to the Brooklyn district from which he was elected. Democrats control the Assembly and will discuss the politically…

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#Hochul signs bill giving NY state legislators pay increase

#Hochul signs bill giving NY state legislators pay increase

“Hochul signs bill giving NY state legislators pay increase” Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation granting state lawmakers a pay raise from $110,000 to $142,000 per year that will make them the highest paid legislators in the nation. “I believe that legislators need to be compensated for the hard work that they do. People don’t…

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