NJ Senator: Democrats Not Bluffing On Tax Package
Many people thought Democrats were just playing possum when they said they wouldn't vote for the tax cut. One local senator said those people are sorely mistaken.
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Many people thought Democrats were just playing possum when they said they wouldn't vote for the tax cut. One local senator said those people are sorely mistaken.
Under the compromise proposal cutting back Social Security payroll taxes, workers would pay a 4.2 percent tax rate instead of 6.2 percent - a $120 billion tax cut for workers, starting on Jan. 1.
Republicans on Saturday regained control of New York's Senate beginning in January after a recount in a key seat on Long Island certified that the GOP candidate won.
While New York's political world frets over vote recounts that will decide which party rules the state Senate, the long-overlooked Republican minority in the Assembly is quietly pondering its newfound strength, and celebrating just a bit.
Some of the Long Island candidates admitted they expected their races to be close.
Republicans have independents to thank for many of their wins. In 2008, President Obama won 52-percent of the independent vote. That has flipped.
Republicans racked up dozens of victories. As of Wednesday morning they gained six seats in the Senate and 58 seats in the House, more than enough to give the GOP control of the lower house.
A judge in Bridgeport has granted a request to keep polls open for another two hours because of a ballot shortage, 1010 WINS' Al Jones reported.
Election Day is a true test, in a highly-anticipated midterm election, of how efficiently voters are actually able to use a pencil on paper ballots in combination with new electronic scanners. The results were mixed.
The anti-establishment, pro-Republican wave sweeping the country could unseat as many as eight House Democrats on Tuesday in reliably blue state New York.
New York City's Board of Elections said it fixed the many problems that plagued the primaries back in September. J.C. Polanco, one of the Board's 10 commissioners, is here to explain how.
Vice President Joe Biden campaigning in New York City says he expects Democrats to hold onto both the House and Senate in next week's midterm elections.
At a time when New York state government's ethical lapses are ridiculed nationwide, the major candidates for governor have proposals to take on long-growing concerns.
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch says his fellow Democrats should dump one of their leaders, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
The poll questioned more than 400 voters in each district. The margin of error was between 4.8 points and 4.9 points, plus or minus. Democrats have a 32-30 majority.
Early on, Carl Paladino wasn't taken seriously, and until recently Rick Lazio refused to even utter his name, but as CBS 2's Kathryn Brown reports, the Tea Party-backed candidate stunned the nation with an unlikely win.
There were major problems at the polls on primary day in New York and it's all connected to the debut of the state's new electronic voting machines.
Rep. Mike McMahon is among a handful of House Democrats in New York believed to be vulnerable in November.
Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel says he is not very optimistic that he will avoid a House trial on ethics violations.
Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel says he is not very optimistic that he will avoid a House trial on ethics violations.
Steve Levy has decided against running for governor as an independent.
Congressman Charlie Rangel has served 20 terms – 40 years, or half his life – and he's still running for re-election in November.
