The Senate passed the Republican tax reform bill early Saturday in a massive win for the party and President Donald Trump, who has seen many of his agenda items stall in the
legislature during his first year in office.
In an interview with Fox News» Sean Hannity, Trump noted that the stock market has done
well during his first year in office, then claimed that «maybe in a sense we're reducing debt.»
The Liberal government took several important
steps during its first year in office, but its bold feminist rhetoric has not yet translated into policy and spending decisions that push the needle forward on gender equality.
The president's senior staff turnover
rate during his first year in office was three - times higher than both Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — and more than five times higher than President George W. Bush, according to a recent Brookings Institute report.
The Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner has said this issue will be a
priority during his first year in office — if he's elected — although his record on LGBT issues has been called into question somewhat.
It was after the Gay Pride Parade in late June that Cuomo said passage of a bill to legalize gay marriage would be a «priority»
during his first year in office if he is elected governor this fall.
Peter Ragone, a senior adviser to de
Blasio during his first year in office, met frequently with members of former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's inner circle in the months following de Blasio's inauguration in 2014.
There has been a lot of speculation about Cuomo 2016 after the freshman governor's stellar
performance during his first year in office, particularly when it comes to wrangling seemingly impossible bipartisan deals out of the Legislature — something that has largely eluded President Obama.
But she's also roiling mad about one of Cuomo's key
accomplishments during his first year in office — a property tax cap that puts popular restrictions on rising local tax bills without lowering the required payments counties like Onondaga must pay to help deliver state services.
De Blasio told his staff after some contentious shelter siting
battles during his first year in office that he wanted to personally approve the siting of any new purpose - built shelters in New York City, a major change in practice and drastically slowing the opening of new shelters.
CITY HALL — Mayor Bill de Blasio has significantly advanced his progressive
agenda during his first year in office, at times alienating Staten Islanders or embracing issues important to the borough.
De Blasio has positioned himself as the face of progressive politics here and abroad, criticizing Democratic politicians on their messages following mid-term elections and traveling to Paris and
England during his first year in office.
Kathy Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York City and a backer of a pro-Cuomo lobbying
group during his first year in office, condemned the proposal as in conflict with economic growth.
Benjamin has an extensive background writing and commenting on state government and shares his thoughts on Governor Spitzer's
strategy during his first year in office and what he should do going forward.
There was a catch: In order to get money, all or some of the eight entities that are taxing me would have to keep tax increases to less than two percent, sticking to a property - tax cap that Cuomo
signed during his first year in office.
Last year, the nonprofit announced it intended to change its focus from enacting universal pre-kindergarten, which the mayor
achieved during his first year in office, toward advancing the mayor's affordable housing agenda.
The governor has said
repeatedly during his first year in office that he does not sanction higher taxes, and has remained steadfastly opposed to the extension of a temporary income tax surcharge on millionaires, which expires at the end of this month.
Cuomo championed same sex marriage, which became
legal during his first year in office, in 2011, and stricter gun control laws in 2013, where the governor spoke passionately in favor of the proposal during his State of the State message.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said yesterday that he would try to bring a global warming bill to the floor before the end of summer, another indication that both sides of Capitol Hill want to send major climate legislation to President
Obama during his first year in office.
Obama became the first president since John F. Kennedy to address
NAS during his first year in office, and Obama referenced Kennedy and his call for a massive increase in research funding in the area of space exploration during his address.
Though it's unclear how far Trump can go to implement his vision for a deregulated fossil fuel
industry during his first year in office, here are four developments in energy policy to keep an eye on in 2017:
Every
morning during his first year in office, Lincoln made himself available for what he called «public opinion baths,» an open forum for citizens to ask about his policies, challenge him on his positions, or convey to him their concerns.
Among the hundreds of gifts that New York mayor Bill de Blasio and his family
received during his first year in office — which were disclosed by DNAinfo through the Freedom of Information Act — were two separate offerings from Dr. Arnold L. Lehman,... Read More