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Merry Christmas: NY Lawmakers To Become Highest Paid In US After Approving Raise
New York State lawmakers have voted to give themselves a significant pay raise days before Christmas, a move that would make them the highest paid in the country.
Meeting for a special session in Albany on Thursday, Dec. 22, the legislature approved a bill that raises member pay by $32,000, bringing their total annual compensation to $142,000, beginning in 2023.
The final vote in the Senate was 33 to 23 in favor, and 81 to 52 in the Assembly, WRGB reports. Every Republican in the Assembly voted against the pay hike.
If the bill becomes law, it would also cap how much legislators can make…
Cuomo, Ocasio-Cortez, Clintons Among Democratic National Convention Speakers
Some prominent New York politicians are among the speakers announced for the virtual Democratic National Convention.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Clintons, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are all on the list of speakers scheduled for the convention, which will run from Monday, Aug. 17 through Thursday, Aug. 20.
Cuomo is scheduled to speak on the first night of the convention along with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican.
This is the second time Cuomo will speak at the conven…
Video: Trump Tax Returns, Travel Ban ... Lowey Outlines Appropriations Committee's Priorities
Incoming House Appropriations Chair Nita Lowey of Westchester, a close ally of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, said "yes" to a long list of possible investigative targets within the Trump Administration.
In a videotaped interview with Axois, Lowey said investigations could include the Space Force, hurricane relief in Puerto Rico, White House security clearances, White House use of personal email and more.
"The funnest thing is to win," Lowey, a Democrat from Harrison began in this interview.
In the Nov. 6 elections, Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives wit…
