New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen here at a news conference in Manhattan on Wednesday, has proposed a $103.4 billion state budget. But even that enormous amount is dwarfed by what his fellow Democrat, President Joe Biden, has proposed spending. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
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David Ditch is a research associate specializing in budget and transportation policy in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation.
When I was born in western New York, it was the second-most populous state in the nation and had a whopping 34 congressional districts.
Following the 2020 census, however, New York is now the fourth-most populous state and will only have 27 congressional districts. Over a period of 40 years, 1981 to 2020, during which the U.S. population grew 45%, New York has only grown 13%.
Rand Paul and ALEC Are Working Together to Suppress the Vote
Sen. Rand Paul walks through the Senate subway without a face covering on February 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) last month said he has spoken with state legislators through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) about passing state bills that restrict voting rights and impose greater legislative control over how elections are run.
In a live-streamed video on April 19, Paul told Kevin Roberts, executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an affiliate of the right-wing State Policy Network, that he has “been speaking to legislators through ALEC” about conservative electoral reform priorities since the November 2020 election.
May 7th, 2021 4 min read
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Policy Analyst, Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal
David is a policy analyst in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation. A view of New York State Capitol Building and office of Governor Andrew Cuomo at the Empire State Plaza on April 22, 2020 in Albany, New York. Roy Rochlin / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
Unfortunately, Biden seems intent on remaking America with the policies that are ruining New York.
Lawmakers should embark on a policy agenda that would boost, rather than sabotage, the post-pandemic economy.
When I was born in western New York, it was the second-most populous state in the nation and had a whopping 34 congressional districts.
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Brick by brick, the stucco shell of a new flood-resilient public works building is taking shape blocks from the beach, the most visible sign yet of a small community’s enormous task staving off the rising sea.
“This is actually the highest point in the city,” Satellite Beach City Manager Courtney Barker said, adding that right next door to the new public works building will be a new fire station.
New Law Restricts Local Governments’ Ability to Address Climate Change House Bill 1191, now Public Law 180, takes away local governments’ power to restrict natural gas or set energy-saving regulations on buildings. Enrique Saenz May 5, 2021
Beginning July 1, local governments in Indiana will have much less power to enact regulations that would reduce their contributions to climate change.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law House Bill 1191, authored by Rep. Jim Pressel and co-authored by the chair and vice chair of the House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee, Rep. Ed Soliday and Rep. Ethan Manning.
The law takes away the power of local governments to prevent the use of fossil fuels and to enact other energy-saving and energy-producing regulations.