new york politics

Liuba Grechen Shirley, Congressional candidate and mom to two young kids, successful petitioned the Federal Elections Commission to use campaign funds for child care.
Rep. Chris Collins says the GOP front-runner has "been misquoted."
Until election campaigns in New York State are publicly funded, getting rid of bad-apple politicians won't do much. The whole tree is rotten.
New York City recently settled a wrongful-death claim with the family of Eric Garner for $5.9 million almost a year to the day after Garner died from the use of a chokehold by an NYPD police officer.