In the wake of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s most recent report that puts one of the reactors at Indian Point Energy Center at as the highest risk from earthquakes of all U.S. power plants, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wrote to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission calling for more thorough safety checks of the facility. Schneiderman Read More
Less than two months after electing what they would hope will be an army of deficit hawks, New York’s Tea Party activists are fuming that the current Congress approved another round budget-busting stimulus in yesterday’s deal to extend the Bush-era tax cuts.
“My objections are that it’s too expensive, not because the continuation of the Read More
Congresswoman-elect Nan Hayworth said today that she opposes the proposed tax deal because of the additional spending measures that have been added.
“At this point I’d be inclined to vote against it, but bear in mind that this bill has not been fully debated in the House yet,” Hayworth told The Observer this morning.
Hayworth’s Read More
ALBANY—Assembly Republicans are wishing Greg Ball the best in his bid for the State Senate.
“Is he? Oh, I thought he was running for Congress,” Assemblyman Ron Canestrari, a Cohoes Democrat, said, referencing an already-begun race against Representative John Hall that included robocalls and town halls on health care. “As long as he’s Read More
