N.Y. lawmakers devise law to see President Trump’s taxes

The proposed law requires the state to release five years of state tax information for any President or vice president who files a New York state return. ALBANY - New York Democrats have hatched a plan to get a look at Donald Trump's taxes by crafting legislation designed to get at his state returns that does everything but mention the President by name.

Amid layoffs, profit surges at GE Power in Schenectady

Steve Bolze, president and CEO of GE Power talks to members of the media following a company announcement that they have completed the acquisition of AlstomA's power and grid businesses on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in Schenectady, N.Y. less Steve Bolze, president and CEO of GE Power talks to members of the media following a company announcement that they have completed the acquisition of AlstomA's power and grid businesses on Monday, Nov. 2, ... more WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 28: GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt is interviewed during the Washington Ideas Forum at the Harmon Center for the Arts September 28, 2016 in Washington, DC.

Will free college offer catch fire? NY details raise doubts

In this Jan. 3, 2017, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders appear onstage together during an event at New York's LaGuardia Community College. It's the hope of proponents such as Sanders and Hillary Clinton, who made debt-free college a key talking point in their Democratic presidential campaigns, that New York's first-in-the-nation free tuition program for middle-class students will spread to other states.

Clinton won in 40 of New York’s 63 Senate districts, but GOP coalition remains in control

Popular Vote Loser Donald Trump just released his first budget,and it is filled with debilitating cuts to social services and... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... Daily Kos Elections' project to calculate the 2016 presidential results for every state legislative seat in the nation hits New York, a heavily Democratic state, but one where a coalition of Republicans and rogue Democrats run the state Senate. You can find our master list of states here , which we'll be updating as we add new states; you can also find all our data from 2016 and past cycles here .

New York has a budget after Senate approves

Senator John DeFrancisco, Deputy Majority Leader, addresses the members of the Senate at the Capitol on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Senator John DeFrancisco, Deputy Majority Leader, addresses the members of the Senate at the Capitol on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Senators make their way to their desks before the start of the session at the Capitol on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Senators make their way to their desks before the start of the session at the Capitol on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Senator James Tedisco, left, stands on the floor of the Senate as he waits for the start of the session on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Senator James Tedisco, left, stands on the floor of the Senate as he waits for the start of the session on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Some Senators and Senate staff are seen on the floor of the Senate ... (more)

GOP bill: Counties see mandate relief

Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered a blistering attack Tuesday on a federal plan to take the cost of Medicaid off the backs of New York's county governments. GOP Medicaid bill: Counties see mandate relief ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered a blistering attack Tuesday on a federal plan to take the cost of Medicaid off the backs of New York's county governments.

Gov. Cuomo hires former Obama and Clinton staffers

Gov. Cuomo announced 27 new hires on Tuesday, including a dozen people who were out of work thanks to President Trump. The dozen either worked for President Barack Obama, the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign or elsewhere in the federal government, and their hirings come as Cuomo is being talked up as a potential Democratic presidential candidate for 2020.

GOP Obamacare repeal saves rural New Yorkers cash at city expense

House Republicans cut a backroom deal Tuesday night leaving New York City in the lurch by cutting Upstate contributions to the state Medicaid program. The House speaker, scrambling for votes to pass his much-maligned Obamacare repeal plan, tacked on a last-minute provision from Rep. Chris Collins aimed at winning over skittish Upstate New York Republicans ahead of Thursday's House vote.

NY Gov makes moves to run for president

Cuomo in 2020? New York Gov makes moves to run for president as he hires two Florida fundraisers, including Hillary Clinton's former money man A source told the New York Post that the newly hired fundraisers, including Hillary Clinton's former go-to-guy Jon Adrabi, is a sign Cuomo's building a national network to launch his presidential bid. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is reportedly 'laying the groundwork' for a 2020 presidential bid.

Bharara, Wall Street’s Enforcer, Among Prosecutors Asked to Quit

Wall Street enforcer Preet Bharara may be forced out as the U.S. attorney in Manhattan despite assurances he said he had received from the incoming Trump administration that he would remain in the job. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday abruptly asked for the resignations of 46 U.S. attorneys, all those remaining who had served under former President Barack Obama.

Who are mega-donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, and why are they influential?

A family's ownership stake in Breitbart News throws a fresh spotlight on the publicity-averse political donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, who now occupy a prominent place in Donald Trump's Washington. Who are mega-donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, and why are they influential? A family's ownership stake in Breitbart News throws a fresh spotlight on the publicity-averse political donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, who now occupy a prominent place in Donald Trump's Washington.

Free tuition doesn’t mean free college, students point out

They don't mean to sound ungrateful, but ... New York public college students who would stand to gain from the nation's most ambitious free-tuition proposal are quick to point out a sobering reality from their own meager finances: Free tuition doesn't mean free college. Take Brooklyn College senior Florencia Salinas, who despite having her tuition nearly covered in full through scholarships and grants, still expects to graduate with a daunting $50,000 in debt.

Protests erupt over travel ban

President Donald Trump's travel ban barring citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations entry into the U.S. has sparked protests around the country Saturday night and early Sunday morning. At Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, about 3,000 protesters holding signs and chanting "no hatred, no fear, immigrants are welcome here" and "let them in" gathered Saturday evening and continued demonstrating into early Sunday morning.