Tag: Andrew Cuomo

President Barack Obama’s drug czar toed a strict line on marijuana Wednesday, saying federal laws will prevail regardless of state-level efforts to legalize pot. Gil Kerlikowske said enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 — which ranks marijuana as

New York’s Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo is rescinding his ban on 10-round magazines after realizing that most gun manufacturers don’t make magazines smaller than 10 rounds. His original restrictions were that no magazines holding more than seven rounds could be

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, eager to see his soda ban take flight across the nation, is starting small: he wants New York City’s ban to be applied statewide.  The city’s ban goes into effect March 12, but it

Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), who is widely expected to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, may have just harmed his chances by signifying his support for the policies of ultra-liberal New York governor – and possible 2016 Democratic

In response to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazine ban for civilians, Olympic Arms is making it known they will no longer do business with the state of New York.  Olympic Arms produces precision

Talk about hypocrisy. According to the New York Times,former New York Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer wants then Attorney General and now Governor Andrew Cuomo to release his emails in the Troopergate matter which Cuomo investigated. At the same time,

First it was same-sex marriage, then gun control. Now, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) has set his sights on another key element of his legislative agenda, one that he likely hopes will solidify his candidacy to be the next liberal president

New York has taken a big step toward becoming the first US state to enact tough new restrictions on assault weapons in the wake of the elementary school massacre in Connecticut exactly a month ago. Lawmakers in the state Senate

During his State of the State speech on Jan. 9, Gov. Andrew Cuomo went beyond demonizing 30 round magazines. He said he doesn’t see why anyone needs 10 rounds. Just think: it hasn’t even been a full month since the

Even as NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo begins his push for stricter gun control in his state, reports indicate that New York City — the state’s population capital — has recorded its lowest numbers of homicides and shootings in 50 years. 

Gun-Free School Zones have cost untold innocent lives since their implementation. And now, with so many Americans rallying behind the idea of armed guards and/or teachers in schools in the wake of the Newtown shooting, Political Media’s Larry Ward wonders

(AP) Officials: NY gunman set ‘trap’ for firefightersBy JOHN KEKISAssociated PressWEBSTER, N.Y.A man who set his house on fire then lured firefighters to their deaths in a blaze of flames and bullets had attracted little attention since he got out

Today in upstate New York, a gunman shot and killed two firefighters who were responding to a fire at a home. Two other firefighters were shot, too. While the shootings were taking place, firefighters had to allow two other homes

(AP) Cuomo asks White House, Congress for Sandy aidBy ANDREW MIGAAssociated PressWASHINGTONNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking the Obama administration and congressional leaders for quick action in approving tens of billions of dollars to help his state recover from

Usually leftists contend that when there’s a natural disaster, the result is more jobs for everyone.  But now New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is claiming that Superstorm Sandy caused 46,000 New Yorkers to lose their jobs. Funny how leftists change

By TOM HAYS and JIM FITZGERALDAssociated PressNEW YORKA gasoline shortage caused by Superstorm Sandy forced 1970s-era rationing on New Yorkers Friday, adding a fuel-gauge obsession to their frayed nerves and dwindling patience. Though rationing that allowed private motorists to fill

(AP) NEW YORKNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he’s signed an executive order waiving a requirement that fuel tankers register and pay tax before unloading. He also is threatening utility companies’ rights to operate in the state in the future if

According to Democratic Party leaders, FEMA has enough money for the Hurricane Sandy recovery, thanks to the fact that the fiscal year started October 1, 2012. There was over $1 billion left over in the Disaster Relief Fund already; Congress

By JENNIFER PELTZ and TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORKMuch of New York was plunged into darkness Monday by a superstorm that overflowed the city’s historic waterfront, flooded the financial district and subway tunnels and cut power to hundreds of thousands of