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New York's Libertarian and Green Parties Petition Supreme Court Over New York's Restrictive Ballot Access Laws

The third parties think the new ballot restrictions meet no legitimate state interest besides guaranteeing Democrat and Republican hold on government.

Reason

Former Cuomo aide alleging sexual harassment sues New York

A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit has filed a separate lawsuit against the state

The Independent UK

LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign settles racism lawsuit with ex-leader

Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the United States, and its Black former president, Alphonso David, have settled a lawsuit in which David had alleged racial discrimination in his firing, the two sides said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Plans for a NYC rail link to LaGuardia Airport now abandoned

Plans for a rail link have been abandoned that would have connected LaGuardia Airport to New York City’s subway and commuter rail system, after intensive criticism about its $2.4 billion-plus price tag and the potential affects on surrounding neighborhoods

The Independent UK

AOC boasts she was right after Amazon ceases building HQ2 in Washington DC

‘Amazon wanted $3.5bn in benefits from NY to build this thing they’ve stopped building. @AOC was right’

The Independent UK

How building Black is the next step in the buying Black movement

‘Things remain very much business as usual within real estate’: a Black-run Manhattan skyscraper hits a roadblock

The Guardian - US

New York should pay Cuomo's legal fees in suit, judge rules

A judge has ruled that New York state should pay former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legal bills as he defends himself against a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing a state trooper

The Independent UK

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Time's Up to halt operations, shift resources to legal fund

Five years after it made a splashy public debut, the #MeToo-era organization Time's Up is ceasing operations — at least in its current form

The Independent UK

Nicholas Goldberg: Embattled politicians' strategy is brazenness. Will it work?

It was highly amusing to watch then-Congressman-elect George Santos ducking and weaving to avoid the media scrum on his first day on Capitol Hill. Darting in and out of corridors, chased down the halls by reporters, he often seemed lost but he kept moving, refusing to answer questions about his…

Los Angeles Times

Former ABC News anchor Elizabeth Vargas joins NewsNation

Nexstar Media Group's NewsNation has landed another former ABC News star for its nightly prime-time lineup.

Los Angeles Times

NY Governor Hochul promises to focus on crime, cost of living

New York Governor Kathy Hochul promised to reduce crime, improve affordability and stem the state’s population loss as she took the oath of office for her first full term on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Democrat Kathy Hochul sworn in as elected New York governor

New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected term on Sunday, making history as the first woman elected to the position in the state

The Independent UK

NY attorney general sued after former adviser's #MeToo exit

A woman who accused a former top adviser to New York Attorney General Letitia James of unwanted kissing, hastening his Dec. 2 exit, filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that James and her office enabled the man’s behavior by ignoring previous warnings about him

The Independent UK

NY law opens way for flood of sex-abuse suits, no matter how old

NEW YORK — A New York law that temporarily lifts the statute of limitations on civil sexual-abuse and harassment claims has sparked a flurry of activity just two weeks after taking effect — a warning sign for Wall Street banks and other employers that victims from decades earlier are on…

Tribune News Service

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The Independent UK

Former Education Secretary King named SUNY chancellor

Former U.S. Education Secretary John King Jr. has been named chancellor of the State University of New York, the nation's largest university system

The Independent UK

NY state health commissioner resigning to return to Harvard

New York’s state health commissioner will resign Jan. 1 after 13 months in the job to return to Harvard University’s T

Tribune News Service

AG James’ top aide resigns in wake of sexual harassment probe

NEW YORK — Attorney General Letitia James’ longtime top aide has stepped down in the wake of a sexual harassment probe, sources told The New York Daily News on Friday.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The Supreme Court is about to make it still easier for officials to profit personally and defraud the public

Listening to Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court arguments about two prosecutions won by former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, it seems likely that the bad guys will go free. If and when that happens, consider it a lucky break for Andrew Cuomo’s former hatchet man Joe Percoco and a foursome caught…

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Stephen L. Carter: Supreme Court should separate sleazy lobbying from the criminal kind

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument Monday in the most important case you’ve never heard of. Although Percoco v. United States has generated few headlines, its reach could alter the way businesses deal with regulators and legislators.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court sympathetic to group convicted in NY scandal

The Supreme Court seems ready to side with a onetime top aide to ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others convicted of corruption related to an upstate economic development project dubbed the Buffalo Billion

Reuters

U.S. Supreme Court to weigh Cuomo-era New York corruption cases

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will consider a pair of cases that could make it harder to pursue public corruption prosecutions - bids by an ex-aide to Democratic former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and a businessman to reverse bribery and fraud convictions.

Tribune News Service

New York loses luster as Democratic bastion after GOP House gains

The final race call in New York’s congressional delegation went for Syracuse Republican Brandon Williams this week, marking the 11th seat to be taken by the GOP in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1.

The Independent UK

The ‘red wave’ came for New York. Now Democrats are sounding the alarm over the party’s future

If Republicans win the House, the blame could fall on the largely Democratic state. And on party leadership, GOP narratives on crime and an albatross in the shape of Andrew Cuomo, Alex Woodward reports

Tribune News Service

Uneven election night for New York Democrats draws out divisions within party

NEW YORK — In the end, the contest between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger, Rep. Lee Zeldin of Long Island, was not quite as close as some Democrats had feared in the final days of the New York governor’s race.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Gov. Hochul’s opportunity: What she should do with a full four-year term

It was a whole hell of a lot closer than she wanted, but Kathy Hochul will remain governor of New York — having narrowly won voters’ mandate in her own spotlight, out of the long shadow of Andrew Cuomo. Best of luck to her. The challenges the state faces are…

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