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The Secretary-General welcomes the agreement reached today in the Council of Representatives on amendments to the electoral law in Iraq. This decision now paves the way for preparations for national elections to be held in January.
Fighting back tears, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn urged the state Senate Monday to "stand up" and pass the same-sex marriage bill to prove "all New York Families are equal.".
On the heels of the GOP's second special election loss in New York this year, Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said Wednesday morning that Empire State Republicans need to adopt a more open candidate selection process.
With 13 new members and the narrow margin of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s victory, the Council may take a less accommodating role in governing.
From its modest ground-floor offices at 700 Main St., the Arts Council in Buffalo and Erie County has operated as a fixture on Western New York's arts scene for more than 36 years.
A historic win for a black woman on Staten Island and a Chinese-American woman in Chinatown have helped make a little more election history — for the first time, people of color will hold the majority of seats on the New York City Council. When newl...
Democrat Bill Owens is leading with about 49 percent of the vote in a special Congressional election in northern New York that has grabbed national headlines in its final days as it highlighted divisions within the Republican Party.
Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won re-election yesterday in a tighter race than public opinion polls had projected, becoming the first three-term chief executive of the largest U.S. city by population since 1989.
November 3rd highlighted controversies about multi-candidate races and non-majority winners in key races for governor in New Jersey and U.S. House in New York, drawing...
City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and Rep. Anthony Weiner joined seniors for a rally on Monday, Oct. 26 at the Middle Village Adult Center to call on the U.S. Social Security Administration to increase social security payments for New York City’s elderly citizens. read more
New York’s Democrats are pointing fingers at President Obama, who did not campaign for their mayoral candidate, and the City Council speaker.
