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Shirley Weber’s appointment to the post by Gavin Newsom, has gone quiet on fundraising. However, she continues to hand out previously raised cash. The three latest recipients include Assembly Democratic hopeful Isaac Bryan of Los Angeles and Assembly candidate Malia Vella, the vice mayor of Alameda. Both got $4900 on May 10 from Gonzalez’s remaining 2020 reelection campaign kitty. Keeping things personal, on February 2 Gonzalez gave $4900 to the 79th Assembly campaign of Leticia Munguia...

Sheldon Silver, Disgraced Assembly Speaker, Is Furloughed From Prison The longtime Democratic leader was released to home confinement after less than a year of a six-and-a-half year sentence on corruption charges. Sheldon Silver, who was sentenced last July, was furloughed while officials consider his request to serve the rest of his sentence at home.Credit...John Minchillo/Associated Press Published May 4, 2021Updated May 6, 2021 Update: on Thursday. Sheldon Silver, the former Democratic Ass...

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3 Democrats May Block Ellis Act Reform Brian Maienschein, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Jesse Gabriel Will Legislators Help Solve CA’s Housing and Homelessness Crisis? The security of millions of California tenants could be decided on Thursday, April 15 as the Assembly Housing Committee votes on AB 854. AB 854 prevents speculator evictions under the Ellis Act, and is the strongest tenant and rental housing protection bill in the legislature this session. Unfortunate...

Credit: Madhuri Shukla/Spotlight PA Liz Forrest doesn’t think four of Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers will pick her — a semiretired technology consultant and failed state legislative candidate from Pike County — to be the potentially deciding vote in how they redraw their political districts this year. Past chairs of the Capitol’s redistricting commission have included Ivy League law professors and retired judges. Beyond settling politically charged disputes, the chair is in a ...

, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — Liz Forrest doesn’t expect four of Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers will pick her — a semi-retired technology consultant and failed state legislative candidate from Pike County — to be the potentially deciding vote in how they redraw their political districts this year. Past chairs of the Capitol’s redistricting commission have included Ivy League law professors and retired judges. Beyond settling politi...

WHYY By (Madhuri Shukla for Spotlight PA) This story originally appeared on Spotlight PA. ___ This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. Liz Forrest doesn’t expect four of Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers will pick her — a semi-retired technology consultant and failed state legisl...

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Print Continue to article content Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks before getting vaccinated at the mass vaccination site at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem. | Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images Cuomo accusers lawyer criticizes Assemblys pick for impeachment counsel ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Assembly announced on Wednesday that it has selected the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to assist with its impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The choice immediately faced criticism fr...

Assemblyman needs to put partisanship aside (letter to the editor) Updated Mar 16, 2021; By Nicholas Robbins New York political power players are not immune to controversy and a rapid downfall, as we’ve seen from this month’s downpouring of serious allegations against Gov. Cuomo, and It forces citizens to look to their state representatives for leadership in restoring law and order and a moral high ground in our government. On almost every major scandal that engulfed Albany, Mid-Island As...