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New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday evening after federal prosecutors indicted Benjamin for conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud and falsification of records.

A new proposal sponsored by a New York state Assemblymember would make it easier to remove a candidate from office if they are charged with a crime.

An election law change being proposed by Common Cause/NY and sponsored by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) would allow a candidate to step off the ballot if they are indicted for a crime, have resigned from the office they are seeking or are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is under attack from her primary opponents following the abrupt resignation of Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin when he was hit with federal corruption charges this week.

Rather than "hiring slow and firing fast," Paterson’s analysis is that the Hochul administration “hired fast."

In the wake of what appears to be an act of terror in the Brooklyn subway and Gov. Hochul’s recent, tepid attempts to tweak the Democrats’ bail reform disaster, her "tough on crime" bluster rings hollow, served up as opportunistic pablum.

Hochul took over for Andrew Cuomo in August 2021 and at the time pledged to end the culture of unethical behavior.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will have to maneuver the sudden arrest and resignation of her running mate and lieutenant governor on bribery charges as she tries...

NYS Assemblymember Amy Paulin of the 88th district wants to change state election law to take disgraced ex-Lieutenant Governor Benjamin off the ballot.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — One man’s scandal catapulted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul into...