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Marc Molinaro, the Republican candidate for Governor, slammed Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s record responding to sexual harassment allegations inside his administration. “You stood by Shelly Silver, Jeff Klein, Sam Hoyt, and Vito Lopez,” Molinaro asserted during the televised gubernatorial debate on

Larry Sharpe, a little-known candidate on the libertarian fringe who has been energetically campaigning against Governor Andrew Cuomo and polling between 3% and 4% of likely voters, has a peculiar history of waging hapless campaigns that split the Republican voter

Miner pledges an ‘infrastructure-driven’ economic development agenda Independent gubernatorial candidate Stephanie Miner is pledging to deliver a “Better Deal” for Western and Central New York as it relates to economic development than Governor Andrew Cuomo. The Cuomo Administration’s economic development

“Elon Musk’s behavior is causing taxpayers grave concern,” Independent Democrat says Independent gubernatorial candidate Stephanie Miner is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to ‘come clean’ on his signature economic development project with Solar City, now part of Tesla. Secret lease

Joel Giambra, Reform Party candidate for Governor, outlined his “Marijuana Infrastructure Plan” at the Cannabis Parade in Manhattan on Saturday. Giambra has pledged to end New York’s marijuana prohibition. ŸA statewide cannabis excise tax of 13%, permits and licensing fees, along

Plan will make market rents more affordable, introduce a Renters’ Tax Credit Gubernatorial contender Joel Giambra, the former two-term Erie County Executive,  is pledging to end New York City’s decades-long housing crisis – promising to make the City more affordable

A new poll in the New York gubernatorial contest, conducted by Quinnipiac University, puts incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo at 40% in a three way general election scenario, with Republican nominee Marc Molinaro earning 23%, and Working Families’ nominee Cynthia Nixon

It was back in January in frigid Buffalo that former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra called for the “toughest, tightest regulated” legalized marijuana bill in the United States as a way to raise billions of dollars in tax revenue to

If his poll numbers continue to plummet, incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo may choose not to seek reelection later this year — avoiding the type of political loss that undermined his father’s presidential ambitions.  Political operatives loyal to the Governor are

If Governor Andrew Cuomo loses the Democratic Primary in September, sources say that he is likely to run an active campaign on the Independence Party line in the General Election in November.  They say that, if Cuomo were to lose

BY TONY FARINA Joel Giambra, independent candidate for Governor, is calling on Republican leaders – including gubernatorial contenders Marc Molinaro and John DeFrancisco – to back the Child Victims Act. Giambra wants Majority Leader John Flanagan to bring the bill

It is being widely rumored among political operatives that Alain Kaloyeros, the former head of SUNY Polytechnic and a principle target of public corruption charges that have engulfed the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, is offering the United States Attorney

Governor Andrew Cuomo has been unusually quiet — not saying a word about the ongoing North American Free Trade Agreement talks in Montreal — especially for an elected official seeking a third term later this year. The Clinton-era trade agreement

Political operatives close to Governor Andrew Cuomo say that he is worried this election year, and particularly worried about a lesser known challenger whose background, credentials, and reputation could soundly defeat him on the left. The potential gubernatorial challenger is

Former two-term Erie County Executive Joel Giambra is running for Governor of New York with a plan to consolidate county and municipal governments.  Giambra has long evangelized regionalism — an issue that has defined his political career.  It’s a vision

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has finally made it clear that he intends to run for reelection. Last year there had been talk among the Governor’s operatives that a safer play for Cuomo’s ultimate goal — the White House in

A source familiar with investigations initiated under former United States Attorney Preet Bharara has told The Chronicle that there is an “ongoing probe” of Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s top aide and her family. This week, Chief of Staff Melissa DeRosa has been promoted to the

THE EDITORIAL BOARD If former Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter decides to run for Governor next year, his campaign and governorship would be likely to benefit Western New York. Porter — a Harvard educated attorney with a renowned international law