Mainline Democrats in the state Senate on Tuesday plan to push a
package of gun control measures they say are needed given the Republican control of the White House and Congress —
placing new
restrictions on those convicted of hate crimes and limiting the number of guns a person can purchase in a month.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an ethics reform
package on Wednesday that would impose tight new
restrictions on deep - pocketed outside spending groups in New York elections, but has also drawn criticism for sweeping new disclosure requirements it will
place on nonprofit lobbying groups and donors.