It's been a long time coming; but, mixed martial arts is now one signature away from being legal in New York State. New York's Assembly put the bill to the floor for a vote on Tuesday evening and it passed by a margin of 113 to 25. The bill will now be sent on to Governor Andrew Cuomo, where he is expected to sign it into law.
Saying that compelling applications and presentations were made by all regions participating in New York's Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI) competition, New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo is announcing the three regions that were successful in their bids.
In the modern political era New York Democrats are not associated, typically, with guns, but a national news outlet is characterizing a local legislator exactly that way.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Sheldon Silver, the longtime leader of the New York state Assembly, has agreed to step down by Monday in the wake of federal corruption charges.
After two days of closed door meetings colleagues of New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver say he has until Monday to clean out his office or he will be ousted.