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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday assured incoming high schoolers that they need not to worry about President Trump ending the “Dreamers” program, saying Chicago Public Schools are a “Trump-free” sanctuary for young illegal immigrants. “To all the Dreamers that are here in this room and in...

State environmental regulators have denied a key permit for a $900 million power plant being built in Orange County. The Department of Environmental Conservation filed a decision Thursday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission saying the environmental review of the 7.8-mile natural gas...

There is new fallout from the fierce debate over Cleveland Browns players kneeling during the national anthem. Cleveland safety forces have backed out of a plan to hold a large flag on the field for the opening game. A dozen Browns players created a firestorm during a recent preseason game by...

The Southern Poverty Law Center has declared three of America’s largest Army bases Confederate monuments “with the potential to unleash more turmoil and bloodshed” if activists don’t “take down” the Army bases. The SPLC included Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Benning...

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson debated the need for firearms with gun control activist and Guns Down America’s senior policy adviser Mark Glaze on Tuesday night. The two faced off over one major point of contention for gun owners: gun control leader Michael Bloomberg surrounding himself with armed...

Hillary Clinton’s book tour launches next month — and if you’re planning on attending, bring cash. The top price for a ticket to an Oct. 23 appearance in Montreal is $2,375. That will get you a VIP Platinum Ticket, which includes front-row seating for two at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal...

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway in a prime-time interview Wednesday slammed CNN’s Chris Cuomo for asking about climate change as rescue operations continue for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. “Chris we’re trying to help the people whose lives are literally underwater and you want to...

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a liberal, Alabama-based 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization that has gained prominence on the left for its "hate group" designations, pushes millions of dollars to offshore entities as part of its business dealings, records show. Additionally...

No one can predict natural emergencies with any timely accuracy. Of course, we can get some advanced warnings of catastrophic events. Predictions can be as far out as a week for hurricanes, or as little as moments for tornadoes. Sometimes we can find ourselves in dire straits with no warning...

Americans on average spent more on taxes in 2016 than they did on food and clothing combined, according to data released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The same data also shows that in three years—from 2013 to 2016—the average tax bill for Americans increased 41.13 percent. In...

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has long listed Christian organizations and activists for reform in the Muslim world along with racists like the Ku Klux Klan. The SPLC's "hate group" lists and "hate map" have unfairly targeted mainstream conservatives, and even some liberals. Now, some of...

A company whose officials have been major donors to Gov. Andrew Cuomo – and which received an unusual $25 million state grant for projects it was already building – also was allowed by state insurance regulators to issue a huge rate increase for plans sold by its health care company. For 2017...

On Tuesday, D. James Kennedy Ministries (DJKM) filed a lawsuit against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the charity navigation organization GuideStar, and Amazon for defamation, religious discrimination, and trafficking in falsehood. The SPLC listed DJKM as a "hate group," while GuideStar...

Soon to come to New Yorkistan. For the first time Californians would pay a tax on drinking water, 95 cents per month, under legislation to fix hundreds of public water systems with unsafe tap water — a problem that’s most pervasive in rural areas with agricultural runoff. Senate Bill 623...

In its politics, New York City is solidly Democratic. If only the politicians were as resolutely democratic. All too often, they have a tendency to freeze out the very people who are supposed to decide who fills elective offices. Those people are known as voters. The phenomenon is not new, but...

The summer is almost done. Many of us who live in the Northeast are not looking forward to winter. The progressives are sticking it to us. Thanks to what The Wall Street Journal calls an “energy blockade,” we face an energy crisis. Here's the story: NY Governor Andrew Cuomo has banned...

I thought at first the article was talking about the New Yorkistan Repuke Party.

A dispute over illegal immigration has turned ugly in Westchester, with a leader of the Board of Legislators accusing County Executive Rob Astorino of acting like a Nazi. Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining) took issue with comments Astorino made while vetoing a bill that would have...

A quick look at the state’s bill tracking data base on Friday didn’t turn up any bills to rename or take down places or statues that glorified Confederate leaders or slave traders. But it’s probably just a matter of time. With the tragic events in Charlottesville, Va., continuing to...

The Cuomo administration, frustrated at the Seneca Nation’s decision to stop making casino revenue sharing payments, is threatening to permit a new, non-Native American gambling hall near the tribe's casino in downtown Niagara Falls. The state and Senecas have been at an impasse since the tribe...

Google revealed in a blog post that it is now using machine learning to document "hate crimes and events" in America. They've partnered with liberal groups like ProPublica, BuzzFeed News, and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to make information about "hate events" easily accessible to...

Confederate Monuments Removed Or Vandalized Across US

Chelsea Clinton, Hillary Clinton’s daughter, decided to weigh in on the controversy surrounding the re-emergence of Confederate statues as a political debate and compared those remembered in the statues to “Lucifer.” She posted the message on her social media account Thursday. “The story of...

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he hopes New York removes any public monument that glorifies the Confederacy, but said a depiction of the Battle of Gettysburg should stay in a Capitol mural. Heastie, a Democrat from the Bronx, told reporters at a new convention center that nothing should...

In the wake of the hateful language used and violence perpetrated by white supremacists in Charlottesville this weekend and the resulting emboldening of their voices, my fellow New Yorkers and I have a simple message: No. No, President Trump, there can be no moral equivalence between white...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will yank the busts of two Confederate generals from CUNY’s Hall of Fame for Great Americans in the Bronx, he announced Wednesday night. “Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson will be removed from the CUNY hall of great Americans because New York stands against racism,” Cuomo...

President Trump has been quietly making lifetime appointments to fill more than 100 vacancies on federal courts across the country. With five judges confirmed, another 30 pending and 123 seats left to fill, according to one group tracking the numbers, Trump has the opportunity to revamp the...

The cost of living in New Yorkistan is about to go higher. The state's top energy policy makers moved closer to creating a price for carbon in New York in a much-anticipated report released Friday. Carbon pricing is seen by many in industry and environmental advocacy as a crucial step in...

Because they are a big part of the problem.

While U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said that sanctuary cities make us less safe, local jurisdictions have challenged the notion across the country. Westchester County, New York, legislators voted 10-5 in favor of what is being called the Immigration Protection Act. But County...

According to Pastor Bill Shillady, Hillary Clinton wants to make a move toward becoming an ordained Methodist minister. A report by The Atlantic made claims on Sunday that Clinton told Shillady during a recent photo shoot for his latest book on the devotionals he sent her during the 2016...

I always thought that the Democrap Party was actually a crime syndicate masquerading as a political party.

Former President Barack Obama got a special treat for his birthday this year - his very own holiday. Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law Friday a measure to designate Aug. 4 as "Barack Obama Day" across Illinois. The newest state holiday will be celebrated each year on the 44th president's...

You forgot about the biggie - " Common Sense"

State Sen. John DeFrancisco, a longtime central New York lawmaker, is exploring a run for governor in 2018. DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, said in an interview Friday that he began traveling around the state to attend Republican events and float his name as a potential gubernatorial candidate...

Over the past week, as Senate Republicans feverishly cobbled together their doomed health care bill, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, made several quiet visits to the private “hideaway” office of John McCain, Republican of Arizona, near the Senate chamber on the Capitol’s first floor...

Pay to Play is alive and Well!!

Andrew Cuomo is a virtual lock for re-election in 2018. Yes, despite his failure to fix the MTA, the indictment of several of his aides for political corruption, the left’s disgust for his Clintonian triangulation, and his disdain for campaign finance and ethics reform, he, like his father...

Popular musician Kid Rock, real name Robert Ritchie, has been flirting with a Senate run in Michigan and a poll out Friday shows him far ahead in the Republican primary and within the margin of error in the general election. Ritchie has yet to decide whether to run for office, and released a...

He'll never see the inside of a jail cell.

Senator Michael H. Ranzenhofer's bill (S5064) to permanently allow the use of rifles for big game hunting in Genesee County has been signed into law by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. Senator Ranzenhofer has issued the following statement: “I am pleased to report that a new law will allow sportsmen...