#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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#CNBC’s Joe Kernan, Frank Luntz clash over George Santos ‘resume padding’

#CNBC’s Joe Kernan, Frank Luntz clash over George Santos ‘resume padding’

“CNBC’s Joe Kernan, Frank Luntz clash over George Santos ‘resume padding’” A CNBC “Squawk Box” discussion about disgraced Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos turned heated Tuesday after co-host Joe Kernen argued that other lawmakers, including prominent Democrats, have misstated their backgrounds. Kernen clashed with prominent Republican pollster Frank Luntz during a discussion about the Santos…

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#NY Republican George Santos ‘never actually went to work’

#NY Republican George Santos ‘never actually went to work’

“NY Republican George Santos ‘never actually went to work’” WASHINGTON — Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos’ fondness for fibbing began long before his successful House campaign, according to his former live-in boyfriend. As local and federal prosecutors investigate whether the 34-year-old Republican broke any laws with his deception, his former lover Pedro Vilarva claimed to…

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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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