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    $311 Billion Infrastructure Plan: New York's $311 billion infrastructure plan includes the Governor's $211 billion 2020-24 plan and his $100 billion 2015-2019 plan. The evolving plan increased by $36 billion in the budget with the inclusion of new, key elements of the Midtown West Redevelopment of New York City beginning with Penn Station, Belmont Station Redevelopment, a $3 billion environmental bond act, transportation programs, and additional supportive, affordable, and public housing support, along with incremental adds to existing capital programs.     First-in-the-Nation Aff...

House Bill 4127 was written by Hall in order to remove names from the state’s qualified voter file where dates of birth are unknown. The legislation also requires age verification of a resident’s date of birth when voting.

Credit Scott Willis / WAER News Many of the ways ballot access was expanded in the 2020 election could make their way into permanent state law.  The New York Senate approved a package of bills that would address getting – and counting – absentee ballots.  Senator Rachel May says all the measures try to get more people involved. " The problem is our elections are decided by too few people.  Anything that makes it easier for people to vote is a good thing so we know what the will of the people is.  Several states have mail only voting, and they have some of the highest voter participati...

Came forward in this hearing. >> all right. i'll have to leave it there. thank you for being here, congresswoman carolyn maloney. >> i just want to mention john lewis is taking us to selma, alabama. >> he'll be on the show tomorrow. >> that's great. when we come back we'll put intro up with on the floor, which is voting rights reform, all kinds of voting reforms and other reforms in government. >> all right. on tomorrow's "politics nation" watch my interview with congressman john lewis in harp of the 54th anniversary of the march on selma. up next, my final thoughts. stay with us. ghts stay wi...

Matters most. they slam her for refusing to stop saying her family is part native. andrew cuomo beginning his third term using his inaugural address to slam president trump, of course. >> from voting reforms to roe v. wade for new york, to protecting a woman's right to choose, to better gun laws, to health care protection, to legalizing marijuana, to protecting the labor movement, to a green new deal, to real criminal justice reform, we will make history. new york will move forward, not by building a wall, my friends but by building new bridges and building new airports and creating new middle...