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The Republican candidate for governor, Lee Zeldin, said Friday that even though he is opposed to abortion rights, he respects the views of those who disagree with him and would not make big changes in the state’s abortion rights laws.
The new stance contrasts with one of the key tactics of his campaign — to relentlessly criticize Fetterman for supporting the early release of prisoners.
Drop is consistent with statewide averages, but lack of data still leaves questions unanswered.
In recent months, the specter of crime has been a central talking point in Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano’s campaign for governor.
This November, voters across the U.S. will participate in the midterm election. New Yorkers will have a chance to vote in contests for state executive offices, the U.S. House and Senate, the state Legislature, and more. We’ve answered some key questions about the elections.
Ryan will run in the new 18th Congressional District for a full term. Sempolinski will not seek reelection.
Commonwealth Court judges are mulling whether the Republican-led probe into Pennsylvania’s election system can move forward.
Lawsuit had sought to order the state’s failed redistricting panel to redraw congressional maps for elections after 2024.
The Republican candidate in the 19th Congressional District race shared his views with voters in Endicott Wednesday.
The entire statewide Republican ticket and several other electoral hopefuls stumped in Vestal Tuesday.
A new poll shows a majority of Pennsylvania voters surveyed are confident in the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
If Mastriano, who got about 44% of the vote in the crowded GOP primary, wants to expand his reach beyond dedicated supporters, it might take some money.
New York’s Democratic Party leaders had been criticizing Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin for a planned fundraiser with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis had to pull out because of an “unforeseen tragedy.”
The claim remains a component of former President Donald Trump’s suite of false election fraud talking points.
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman spoke publicly in Pittsburgh for the first time since he suffered a stroke in May on Tuesday, as his Republican opponent in the U.S. Senate race, Dr. Mehmet Oz, pressed Fetterman to commit to debates – and sharpened his criticism of Fetterman’s health problems.
Common Cause New York executive director says spotty voter turnout a result of split primary dates.
Webb, a former Binghamton council member, defeated Ithaca lawyer and political action committee founder Leslie Danks Burke by over 20 points.
Democrat Pat Ryan will fill out the remaining four months of the term in the 19th Congressional District.
Josh Riley will go on to face Republican Marc Molinaro in the general election for New York’s 19th Congressional District.
Tuesday was election day for many voters in the Southern Tier and Catskills. Here are some of the results.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that COVID-19 rules will be eased for New York’s schoolchildren this year, and masks and social distancing will no longer be required.
The second of New York’s two primary voting days is being held on Tuesday August 23, with some hotly contested races. Turnout is expected to be low.
Carl Paladino is running in a primary for the Republican nomination in the new 23rd Congressional District. His primary opponent in the race is Nick Langworthy.
The newly drawn 22nd Congressional District includes all of Onondaga, Madison, and Oneida counties and a small portion of Oswego County,
The Washington Post reported the Justice Department is particularly interested in a scheme to appoint slates of illegitimate Republican electors.
Lea Webb is running in a primary election for the Democratic nomination in the newly drawn 52nd state Senate District. Her primary opponent is Leslie Danks Burke.
Danks Burke is running in a primary election for the Democratic nomination in the newly drawn 52nd state Senate District. Her primary opponent is Lea Webb.
If you’re looking to head to the polls, we have the basics covered.
Della Pia is running as the Republican in the special election to fill out the term for New York’s current 23rd Congressional District. His Republican opponent is Joe Sempolinski.
Steuben County Republican Committee Chairman Joe Sempolinski and Tioga County Democratic Committee Chairman Max Della Pia are running to fill out the vacant seat representing New York’s 23rd Congressional District.
Molinaro is running as the Republican in the special election to fill out the term for New York’s current 19th Congressional District. His Democratic opponent is Pat Ryan.
Arguments continue over who will draw the new state Assembly lines after a court ruled that those lines were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
Pat Ryan is running as the Democrat in the special election to fill out the term for New York’s current 19th Congressional District. His Republican opponent is Marc Molinaro.
Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old from Fairview, N.J., was charged with attempted murder and assault, New York State Police said.
“I want to be in the business of preventing crimes more so than trying to solve crimes. A red flag (law) allows us to do that.”
The state senate candidate touts Trailblazers as a testament to her record of promoting good government, but former associates say the PAC’s ideals were bent as Danks Burke campaigned.
“I always run like an underdog up until the very last minute. That’s why I am successful.”
The group is targeting Oz’s medical treatment recommendations and health product promotions during his time as host of “The Dr. Oz Show.”
The winner of the Aug. 23 primary will face Republican Marc Molinaro in one of the nation’s most competitive districts.
Democratic candidate Josh Riley wants to return to Washington to buck corporate special interests.
A court will decide how to redraw state Assembly districts for 2024 elections.
Mastriano said he never entered the Capitol, that he left before any violence occurred, and never crossed police lines “as they existed.”
Democratic candidate Jamie Cheney wants to be a voice for agriculture and mothers in the new 19th Congressional District.
“Our farmers, our farmworkers are all getting collectively screwed right now by one-party Democratic rule.”
It helps veterans with mental health issues through peer-to-peer support.
Her opponent has called for a full repeal of the state’s bail reform laws, which ended most forms of cash bail.
Registered voters have until August 11 to change their party affiliation for the upcoming congressional and state Senate primaries.
There was a lot on the docket during the most recent meeting of the Tompkins County Legislature, plus some debate not tied to any specific motions. Here’s a recap.
The justices rejected the GOP argument that the legislature did not have the power to allow Pennsylvanians to vote by mail without an excuse.
“Independent voters (are) closely divided, 44% with Zeldin, 42% with Hochul.”
The police department’s sign on bonus for lateral transfer hires has grown significantly since it was introduced last November in the city budget.
The Democratic governor claims legislative Republicans unconstitutionally lumped together five pieces of their “failed” agenda.
“If you embrace antisemites and racists and homophobes and xenophobes, then you are one of them.”
A Fairport man now faces a federal charge in addition to the state charge already filed against him earlier in the week, after he allegedly tried to attack New York gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin.
“The motivation here may be to…keep encouraging voters to believe there is something suspect about the way elections run in Pennsylvania.”
County election workers say they should have more time to open and sort mail-in ballots, but lawmakers have so far failed to approve such a change.
The grant will protect nearly 12,000 acres of land, and 40 farms across the state were awarded funding.
“Kathy Hochul is dragging her feet because of politics, and because there’s an election coming up on Nov. 8.”
Leslie Danks Burke and Lea Webb are competing for the Democratic nomination in the race for New York’s 52nd State Senate District, which covers Ithaca and Binghamton.
Langworthy and Paladino are running in the new 23rd Congressional District, which runs from Buffalo to Chemung County.
“People like me have been hearing the word ‘wait’ for as long as we can remember,” Alderperson Phoebe Brown said. “It is imperative that we move on.”
Josh Riley and Jamie Cheney are running for the Democratic nomination in the 19th Congressional District. Both candidates are making strong financial gains.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed three bills Tuesday to create clean energy jobs, building the infrastructure needed to switch away from fossil fuels.
The judge cited a section of law suggesting the court may consider trying to revive the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission.
Multiple federal investigations as well as court rulings and state-mandated audits found no evidence of extraordinary election problems.
Whether the high-profile races for governor and U.S. Senate motivates voters to turn out this fall is an open question.
Resciniti will face 10-term incumbent Democratic Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-123) in the November general election.
Kumar ran as part of the progressive “Solidarity Slate.” She won more than 70% of the vote, ousting incumbent and fellow Cornell undergrad, Patrick Mehler.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul won Tuesday’s Democratic primary, her first contest in seeking a full term as governor. She’ll now face the Republican primary winner, Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin, in the November election.
While Governor Hochul is favored to win, her running mate, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, does not hold the same level of support.
“[The ruling], especially, is making me not want to go far away from here,” said 11th grader Samantha Kager. “Especially if I can’t have free choice of what I want to do with my own body.”
The city’s Common Council plans to vote next week on an ordinance that would make it more difficult for other states to investigate abortions in Ithaca.
The resolution passed committee on a four-to-one vote. The full council will vote on the resolution on July 6th.
The winner of the June 28 primary will face off against incumbent Democratic Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-123) in the general election this fall.
Voters in New York who are registered as either a Democrat or a Republican will have the chance to pick nominees for governor and lieutenant governor.
Congressional primary elections take place Aug. 23.
Twice in the past 15 years, a lieutenant governor in New York found themselves suddenly elevated to governor.
Andrew Giuliani was not on stage and had to take part virtually in the first two debates due to his vaccination status.
The new laws are intended to counter U.S. Supreme Court decisions of the past decade rolling back parts of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Ana María Archila dismissed Antonio Delgado’s union endorsements.
Harry Wilson’s allegations against Rep. Lee Zeldin were dismissed by a judge.
“If you tell a lie repeatedly enough and you embellish it with the veneer of telling a factual story, many people are going to believe it.”
“No 18 year old can walk in on their birthday, and walk out again with an AR-15. Those days are over.”
The former New York City mayor doesn’t believe Trump’s endorsement is “necessary” pre-primary.
The four Republican candidates for governor in New York squared off in their first debate Monday night on CBS2 TV. And it wasn’t long before they were hurling attacks and challenging each other’s records.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she’s told her Cabinet they might have to be careful about state spending next year, as inflation continues to rise and Wall Street drops.
Nick Langworthy’s entrance to the race sets up a potentially contentious primary in the Republican-leaning district.
The court kept the existing Assembly maps to stay in place for the 2022 elections.
The lawsuit asks the court to bar Zeldin from spending campaign funds ahead of the June 28 primary election.
Langworthy’s entry into the race could produce a contentious primary in the heavily Republican-leaning new 23rd District.
The probe has been snared by court challenges, procedural headaches, and funding issues.
Governor Kathy Hochul defended her record against her two primary opponents in a debate Tuesday night, where topics ranged from abortion rights to cryptocurrency mining.
Whoever wins the special election for the 23rd Congressional District will serve out the remainder of Reed’s term, which ends in December.
Still unknown is whether one of the commonwealth’s biggest conservative fundraisers, billionaire Wall Street trader Jeffrey Yass, will give Mastriano money.
Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz.
The measure would also create new legal protections against voter intimidation and deception, and allow voters to more easily sue.
Around 800 Republicans, who either forgot to write the date they submitted their vote on an outside envelope or made a mistake when they wrote it.
The new 24th district, which includes most of Oswego County and stretches west through the Finger Lakes and into Niagara County in western New York.
Mastriano rose to the top of a crowded GOP field for PA governor through candid chats about his extreme conservative views.
Last week’s racist mass shooting in a Buffalo supermarket left ten people dead and three wounded. Here’s what WSKG has learned in the days since the attack.
Both challengers, in their races against Rep. Stan Saylor and Sen. Pat Browne, criticized their tenure.
“We are well beyond anything that anyone ever contemplated as far as levels of uncertainty. So obviously, more certainty sooner is better.”
Industry condemns the report, while advocates cite growing climate fears.
“That’s a tougher hill for (Claudia Tenney) to climb, but she’s got a lot of name recognition. She has money; she has incumbency.”
Political observers have said Doug Mastriano would likely have to moderate his positions in order to be successful statewide.
Some voters said they were turned away from the polls because they followed an earlier, incorrect polling place assignment.
The new lines create several new competitive districts, and lower the amount of Democratic-leaning districts overall.
The congressional committee investigating the events of Jan. 6 has subpoenaed Mastriano, but he didn’t appear for a deposition in March.
New York is set to hold a primary election on June 28 for statewide offices, but primaries for congressional and state Senate seats will be held on Aug. 23.
The two are uniting in a last-ditch attempt to winnow support for state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who leads the race so far.
StateImpact Pennsylvania checked in on how climate change and energy issues are playing out in the race for U.S. Senate.
“I’m eager to participate in these debates to highlight our strong track record of getting things done for New Yorkers.”
Judge Patrick McAllister wrote in his decision that he believes the Assembly lines are unconstitutional, but the attempts to intervene in the lawsuit came too late.
Democrats and Republicans will consider a number of races, while unaffiliated voters in some parts of the state will weigh ballot questions.
Reed is leaving the House to join a Washington lobbying firm, Prime Policy Group.
StateImpact Pennsylvania checked in on how climate change and energy issues are playing out in the state’s race for governor.
Alderperson Jorge Defendini said the law will help workers advocate for more equitable pay.
A lower court judge in Steuben County is overseeing the redrawing of the congressional and state Senate maps by an independent redistricting expert.
If conservative judges on the U.S. Supreme Court follow through with a draft opinion leaked earlier this week striking down abortion rights, then as many as 26 states may also outlaw the procedure.
No-excuse mail voting is still valid in Pennsylvania despite an ongoing case before the state Supreme Court.
“You don’t want to mess with the state of New York. And I assure you that this is fight you will not win.”
GOP Gubernatorial candidates strongly support keeping or expanding abortion restrictions, while legislative leaders aren’t ruling out bills to do that.
More than 50 protesters rallied in downtown Binghamton Tuesday in support of abortion rights.
Delgado had been running for re-election against Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro.
For this election cycle, the rule applies only to Benjamin, who was indicted April 12 on federal corruption charges and resigned later that day.
There’s no incumbent, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s poll numbers are falling, and her lieutenant governor was arrested on corruption charges.
The judge ordered state senate and congressional primary elections postponed to August.
The state Board of Elections says its staff is ready to “quickly develop a new Political Calendar for an August primary”.
The New York State Legislature is poised to vote as early as Monday on a bill that would remove disgraced former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin from the primary election ballot.
The state Legislature may decide whether to keep other primaries in June.
The Pennsylvania primary election in 2022 is May 17. Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know before you vote.
Alderperson Cynthia Brock said she’s working with the Tompkins County Ethics Board to open an investigation into the former mayor.
New York voters will likely end up going to the polls three times this year, now that the state’s highest court has thrown out new district lines for congressional and State Senate seats, and delayed some primaries originally scheduled for June.
Throughout an hour-long debate in Harrisburg Wednesday — the first debate in which all the frontrunners shared a stage — the four candidates had very few real policy disagreements.
New York’s highest court has struck down the state’s new district lines for Congress and the state Legislature, throwing the June 28 primary into potential chaos.
New York’s new district lines for Congress and State Senate, drawn by the state Legislature, were thrown out on Wednesday by the state’s highest court, which said in a decision that they were drawn “to discourage competition.”
“I would like the Legislature to….(correct) what is really a strange part of our law that does not allow the removal of someone who is under indictment.”
“We seriously disagree with the proposition that this was an egregious gerrymander. We don’t believe it was a gerrymander at all.”
Hawkins and his running mate Gloria Mattera said their first order of business is to get the Green Party on the ballot.
To date, White has dumped $4 million of his own money into his campaign — more self-funding than any other candidate in the race.
Voters increasingly disapprove of how the governor is handling a number of issues like crime and the economy.
Cornell University is expanding a massive underground research facility. A partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is developing new lightweight materials for use in military aircraft.
Questions About the Disgraced Former Lt. Gov. Continue to Follow Governor Hochul.
Reed touted his work to promote bipartisan consensus building in Congress, but he also painted a grim picture of the growing hyperpartisanship and cynicism he has witnessed on Capitol Hill.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and her opponents have just over two months left to campaign for governor before the June primary.
The candidates focused on differentiating themselves in a crowded field and making an impression on a largely undecided electorate.
The Southern Tier region will receive about $4.8 million from the settlement in 2022. The initial payout on Tuesday totaled about $759,000 for the region.
“I appreciate the ambition, but we want to see what the science says, what the facts say on the application and ultimately we’ll make a determination on that and that alone.”
A new proposal sponsored by a New York state Assembly member would make it easier to remove a candidate from office if they are charged with a crime.
A day after her lieutenant governor’s arrest and resignation, Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to manage the fallout.
Corman filed his paperwork to withdraw from the race Tuesday afternoon. But just hours later, he reversed the attempt.
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin has resigned after being arraigned Tuesday in federal district court on bribery and conspiracy charges.
The charges stem from a City Council meeting last summer.
Experts say the panel is trying to justify sweeping changes to Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot rules.
Brian Benjamin was a state senator when the Manhattan district attorney subpoenaed him last year about an alleged scheme run by a former campaign aide.
“The long-awaited day has arrived,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
Van Houten said the Reimaging Public Safety working group lacked full understanding of Ithaca’s existing criminal justice system when it authored the report.
“A number of comments and emails that we received recently made me feel like I was living in some alternate universe,” said Alderperson Ducson Nguyen.
“We’re talking about reimagining public safety. And we’re still hiring more [armed] officers,” said Common Council member Phoebe Brown.
Environmental activists call the move “political.”
Data analysis suggests the Southern Tier saw a slight increase in racial equity since bail reform was first passed, but also more re-arrests.
Democrats immediately said they would appeal the ruling.
The proposals directly oppose the wishes of advocates who have for years pushed to remove elected officials from the process.
A group of 14 citizens, organized by Republican politicians, argue that the new district maps approved by the state Legislature and Gov. Hochul violate the state Constitution.
It’s not yet clear if Hochul’s proposals will become a part of the upcoming budget, though she has backing from some moderate Democrats and many Republicans.
Just as the reforms were about to go into effect, Gov. Kathy Hochul put them on hold, citing an ongoing shortage of health care workers.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is reported to be pushing for changes to New York’s controversial bail reform laws, even though legislative leaders have said they are not yet ready to alter the laws.
