Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Cuomo should check with Assembly members before he makes comments blaming downstate lawmakers for killing the thruway toll tax credit. (syracuse.com)
In this portion of the conversation, they talk about the prevalence of downstate lawmakers who have been charged with corruption, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's work as governor and his potential presidential aspriations. (wrvo.org)
The driving force behind the call for increasing legislative pay, which hasn't changed since early 1999, has come from downstate lawmakers whose cost of living is considerably higher than that of their upstate counterparts. (nystateofpolitics.com)