Republican leaders throughout New York's sprawling 23rd Congressional District are today dealing with a major case of political confusion stemming from former Rep. Tom Reed's Tuesday resignation from the House seat he held for almost 12 years.
Current Assembly district lines will remain in effect for this year and the next decade after a state judge ruled that last-minute challenges are "untimely" and would disrupt a host of electoral considerations for 2022.
Young was previously mentioned as a candidate for the Reed seat until preliminary reapportionment lines thrust Rep. Claudia Tenney of Oneida County and her brimming campaign fund into the Southern Tier district's GOP field.
A separate federal court decision in Albany set this year's congressional election for Aug. 23 – a change from the original June 28 date.
Reed said he resigned to take a job with Prime Policy Group, a bipartisan public policy group founded by longtime Republican lobbyist Charlie Black.
Abortion rights advocates and opponents don't agree on much, but they agree on this: the Supreme Court's likely reversal of Roe v. Wade could very well mean more abortions in metro Buffalo, not less.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she tested positive Sunday with Covid-19 and is asymptomatic. “Thankfully, I’m vaccinated and boosted,” she tweeted.
Spend another $25 million now, save $42 million later.
The county needs to use 2020 census data to create new boundaries for use in the 2023 Legislature election.
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday refused to stand in the way of a proposal to move New York's congressional primaries to Aug. 23, rejecting the Democrats' plea that the primaries should be held as originally planned on June 28 along district lines that the state courts have ruled to …
"I am absolutely moving forward with running for re-election," Rath said, lamenting what he called the loss of a Western New York district to New York City.
Just when New York's congressional redistricting process couldn't get any wackier, Democrats floated a last-ditch possibility for solving the state's district-line dilemma: just do away with congressional districts and hold an at-large election for all 26 House members from the state.
The governor introduced Delgado to reporters during a news conference in the Capitol's Red Room, just hours after the State Legislature passed an unprecedented law paving the way for his inclusion on this year's primary ballot.
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Spend another $25 million now, save $42 million later.
The county needs to use 2020 census data to create new boundaries for use in the 2023 Legislature election.
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday refused to stand in the way of a proposal to move New York's congressional primaries to Aug. 23, rejecting the Democrats' plea that the primaries should be held as originally planned on June 28 along district lines that the state courts have ruled to …
"I am absolutely moving forward with running for re-election," Rath said, lamenting what he called the loss of a Western New York district to New York City.
Just when New York's congressional redistricting process couldn't get any wackier, Democrats floated a last-ditch possibility for solving the state's district-line dilemma: just do away with congressional districts and hold an at-large election for all 26 House members from the state.
Democrats on Monday made a last-ditch effort to reinstate the New York congressional map that state courts ruled to be an unconstitutional gerrymander, filing a lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan that aims to remove the redistricting process from a state court judge and a court-appointed …
The State Legislature passed an unprecedented law Monday evening allowing an indicted candidate for office to leave the ballot, just in time for Gov. Kathy Hochul to address the political crisis surrounding her own running mate.
John K. Spanbauer, a Republican, announced April 6 he couldn't take the stress and would resign by May 25. Wednesday, he altered his plans.
Mayor Byron Brown's $568 million spending plan for 2022-23 recommends increasing residential property taxes by 5% and commercial property taxes by 6.6%.
Mayor Byron Brown also is combining the annual address with the presentation of his 2022-23 budget proposal, which is due May 1 and usually unveiled at a City Hall ceremony.
For only the second time in his 16 years as Buffalo's mayor, Bryon Brown proposes to increase property taxes.