Tag: Assembly
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E-Cigs Banned From Same Spaces As Cigarettes
Photo by Lindsey Fox There has been a monumental increase in electronic cigarette usage among youth in the United States. In New York State, the use of vapes and e-cigarettes is not only a trend among people between ages 16 to 25, but a symbol of their lifestyle. For many students on the SUNY New…
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Cahill Remains 103rd District Assemblyman
Long-time Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, according to The Associated Press, has defeated challenger Kevin Roberts with 23,816 votes to Robert’s 15,134 in Assembly District 103 on Tuesday. Cahill garnered 59 percent of the vote while Roberts received 37 percent. 4 percent of the votes were blank or write-in. Roberts, a Republican who was elected to the Ulster…
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Odd Race, Predictable Ending for District 52
Democrat Jo Anne Simon handily won her bid for Brooklyn’s State Assembly District 52 Tuesday with 17,293 votes, around 70 percent of the vote, according to The Associated Press. Liberal Pete Sikora, running on the Working Families Party line, received 5,582 votes, around 22 percent of the vote. The result is unsurprising, as Sikora essentially…
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Ball Bill Prohibits Internet Use By Sex Offenders in Prison
April 1, 2013 A bill introduced by Sen. Greg Ball, R-Patterson, which would prevent some sex offenders from using a computer or accessing the Internet while in prison, was short one vote from a unanimous passing last week. Fifty-six of the 57 senators present for the March 25 session voted in favor of the bill…