Himes Optimistic About Immigration Bill's Chances
The bill came out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with such momentum that Himes believes it could stand of fair chance of passage in the House.
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The bill came out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with such momentum that Himes believes it could stand of fair chance of passage in the House.
The state Senate approved legislation early Thursday that would allow immigrants to obtain driver's licenses regardless of their legal statuses.
Threatening letters addressed to Mayor Michael Bloomberg in both New York and Washington, D.C., have been found preliminarily to contain ricin, police said Wednesday.
Roses were in bloom outside the Parks Department headquarters on Randall's Island on Wednesday, but things were definitely not rosy on the inside.
Connecticut officials are calling on the federal government to spend more on rail safety and reliability following the Metro-North Railroad derailment and crash near Bridgeport.
One measure would require banks to negotiate a settlement with homeowners in foreclosure limbo. The other would impose criminal penalties for those committing fraudulent foreclosure practices.
District Council 37 announced the endorsement Wednesday on the City Hall steps. The union represents 121,000 workers in city government and some state agencies.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a message for mayoral hopefuls who are thinking about giving city workers retroactive raises when they take office: It's a terrible idea.
Life after Hurricane Sandy is going to get a whole lot easier for New York City homeowners and businesses ravaged by the storm.
After a holiday weekend of hard campaigning, Anthony Weiner is hoping to gain the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York. But it appears he's trying to do it without the support of one important Democrat.
The president toured the shore with Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday, seven months after Superstorm Sandy caused $38 billion in damage.
Anthony Weiner's support with registered democrats appears to be on the rise.
The Conn. senator is pushing for congressional support to eliminate the time barrier.
Benedetto Bigica, 46, of Elmwood Park apologized for his actions in a Newark federal court Tuesday after pleading guilty to a count of conspiring to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act.
"It was not commissioned by Commissioner Kelly, and I don't know who it was commissioned by," spokesman Paul Browne said.
