Cuomo grants parolees the right to vote
STAFF REPORTS ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has granted parolees in the State of New York the right to vote, issuing an executive order today to make it so. Today…
Early voting not in budget; Let NY Vote demands action
STAFF REPORTS NEW YORK, N.Y. — Today, Albany lawmakers finalized the 2018-18 New York State budget without funding for early voting.Coalition demands early voting get done by June In response,…
Let NY Vote makes final push for early voting in the budget
STAFF REPORTS NEW YORK, N.Y. — Joining with 25 other organizations representing a variety of different issues from the Child Victims Act, to bail reform, to reproductive health, the Let…
Local legislators demand early voting in NYS budget
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK — With less than an week until the New York State budget is finalized, 99 local legislators from across New York State sent a letter urging…
Early Voting Coalition releases video interviews with every day New Yorkers
STAFF REPORTS NEW YORK, N.Y. — Today the Let NY Vote coalition released a series of 30-second video interviews with a variety of New Yorkers, and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman,…
Schneiderman and Cuomo file petition over fluke quota
STAFF REPORTS ALBANY — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York has filed a petition with the federal government to establish fair…
Common Cause/NY issues statement on voting reform in Governor Cuomo’s State of the State
STAFF REPORTS NEW YORK — Today Governor Cuomo delivered his State of the State address. In response, Common Cause/NY Executive Director, Susan Lerner, issued the following response: “Common Cause NY…
AMHERST TIMES: FBI looking into Governor Cuomo’s hiring practices
by James Tricoli AMHERST TIMES Governor Cuomo is not being investigated by the FBI. His hiring practices are. To beef up his Executive Chamber with high priced talent and charging…
Cuomo to make announcement at Buffalo school
AMHERST TIMES Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to make an education announcement this morning at a Buffalo school. Cuomo is scheduled to be at Hamlin Park Claude and Ouida…
Schneiderman and Cuomo announce state will bring lawsuit if health care bill becomes law
STAFF REPORTS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today stood together to announce that, if the House or Senate health care bill is signed into law, New…