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17 Aug

Biden’s approval rating on the economy stagnates despite slowing inflation, AP-NORC poll shows

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has devoted the past several weeks to promoting the positive impacts of his policies — but his efforts have yet to meaningfully register with the public.Only 36% of U.S. adults approve of Biden's handling of the economy, slightly lower than the 42% who approve of his overall performance, according to the new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.Both figures are close to where Biden's approval numbers have stood for about the past year and a half, including just two months ago. Signs of an improving economic outlook have done little…

16 Aug

Trump enjoys strong support among Republicans. The general election could be a different story

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By Jill Colvin and Linley Sanders/The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After every new indictment, Donald Trump has boasted that his standing among Republicans only improves — and he has a point. Nearly two-thirds of Republicans — 63% — now say they want the former president to run again, according to new polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That's up slightly from the 55% who said the same in April when Trump began facing a series of criminal charges. Seven in 10 Republicans now have a favorable opinion of Trump, an uptick from the 60%…

13 Jul

Appellate Court orders redrawing of New York’s congressional lines ahead of 2024 elections

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ALBANY — A state appellate court on Thursday ruled that New York’s redistricting commission should redraw congressional lines ahead of the 2024 election, a victory for the state Democratic Party. The Appellate Division ruled 3-2 in favor of redrawing the lines, but the case is expected to be appealed to the state Court of Appeals, the state’s top court. John Faso, a former Republican congressman who now works for the state GOP, signaled as much in a statement reacting to the ruling. “We remain confident the Court of Appeals will uphold the decision in Harkenrider v. Hochul — that the…

27 Mar

Siena poll: Voters divided over New York 2024 budget proposals

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LOUNDONVILLE — A new Siena College Research Institute poll shows mixed feelings toward potential state budget items as power brokers push to negotiate a spending package before the looming April 1 deadline. Pollsters from the Loudonville college found that Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed ban on flavored tobacco and amendments to bail reform have majority support from respondents: 58% and 72%, respectively. Her proposal to give judges more discretion to set cash bail for those accused of serious crimes carries more than 60% support from GOP respondents. Meanwhile, her push to electrify all homes under seven stories within the 2020s has…

11 Oct

Smullen calls voting reforms lawsuit ‘practical and symbolic’

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By Tyler A. McNeil/The Leader-Herald FULTON COUNTY — Should a collective lawsuit against recent state voting reforms get appealed and tossed by an upper court, state Assemblyman Robert Smullen, R-Meco, believes the case will deliver an emblematic message. "Well, it's both practical and symbolic," Smullen said. "The lawsuit should be heard and we should win, but if it's overturned on appeal, then there's the symbolic purpose. It just shows that the system doesn't necessarily work for the people of upstate New York." The lawsuit was filed late last month in Saratoga County by a spate of GOP and Conservative Party…

06 Oct

Stefanik assails Castelli, Dem leaders in Amsterdam

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By Tyler A. McNeil/The Leader-Herald AMSTERDAM — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Saratoga, lambasted Democratic adversaries and elucidated her vision of Republican command at an Amsterdam campaign stop earlier this week. "Build the wall, support border patrol officers, and make sure that we secure our southern border once and for all," Stefanik said, echoing some of the key tenets of former President Donald Trump platform. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Pinon and Republican candidate for state Attorney General Michael Henry, along with a who's who of Republican candidates on the ballot in the Montgomery County area, cheered on the congresswoman in…