Lawsuit Filed To Overturn New York's Gay Marriage Law
The lawsuit, filed Monday, claims the state Senate violated its own procedures and the state's open meetings law when the bill was approved last month.
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The lawsuit, filed Monday, claims the state Senate violated its own procedures and the state's open meetings law when the bill was approved last month.
"I disagree with him on the way he views the State of Israel and what I perceive to be his hostility," Koch said, referring to the President.
Republican Rep. Peter King of Long Island says if President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner don't come back together to get a deal to raise the debt ceiling, then, in his words the House will reach its own agreement with the Senate.
New Jersey residents will soon get their first chance to comment on Gov. Chris Christie's proposal for the state's energy future.
An Assembly panel will gather Wednesday to hear how a $10 million cut in funding to legal services for low-income residents will affect those who can't afford to hire a lawyer.
Nafissatou Diallo accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn back in May. The scandal forced him to resign post as head of the International Monetary Fund, but earlier this month, prosecutors questioned the accuser's credibility, saying she told them a series of lies.
By far the largest group marched to the United Nations to demand that all New Yorkers, all 20 million residents, not just the 212 members of the legislature, be given a say on whether same sex marriage should be legal.
Christie said his budget doubles a property tax relief program for seniors and spends $90 million more on a program that freezes seniors' property taxes.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said the five schools in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island defrauded students to the tune of $6 million.
The federal lawsuit was filed by New York Lawyers for the Public Interest on behalf of a parents' group. Department of Education spokeswoman Natalie Ravitz said the 10-year plan is responsible and will cause minimum disruption.
The Democrat said he is talking to both sides of the issue, but hasn't changed his view opposing the prescription use of marijuana.
A group of 9/11 responders is in Washington, trying to convince lawmakers to give a helping hand to cops and firefighters.
Christie and Geoffrey Canada will outline a partnership for Paterson and discuss expanding the administration's work with HCZ in other New Jersey communities.
The demand has been overwhelming. Same-sex couples who want to get married Sunday -- the first day it's legal in New York -- will have to enter a city lottery.
