Though New York is generally considered a blue state and has reliably voted Democratic in national elections since 1984, its local politics are driven by a long-running partisan split in the state legislature.
The New York State Assembly is dominated by Democrats, who have ruled the lower chamber uninterruptedly since 1975; the New York State Senate has been mostly under Republican control since 1939.
If electoral trends persist, it's likely that the Democrats will win the senate outright, and achieve long-sought legislative control over New York State.
New York mayor Bill de Blasio, who took office in 2014, set out to help Democrats take control of the state senate that November.
Once New York State is solidly blue, a long legislative wish list awaits passage.
A top priority for the most left-leaning Democrats is passage of the New York Health Care Act, which will "Provide universal, comprehensive health care to all New Yorkers without premiums, co-pays, deductibles, or limited provider networks." The bill, which has passed the assembly four years in a row, offers the usual promise of painlessly converting the state's current health-care system to a single-payer model, similar to the one that covers the poor and disabled already.
In the view of many economists, urbanists, and property owners, rent control is the leading cause of New York City's perpetual housing crisis, but progressive advocates believe that rent control isn't extensive enough.
https://www.city-journal.org/democratic-control-of-ny-state-legislature
The New York State Assembly is dominated by Democrats, who have ruled the lower chamber uninterruptedly since 1975; the New York State Senate has been mostly under Republican control since 1939.
If electoral trends persist, it's likely that the Democrats will win the senate outright, and achieve long-sought legislative control over New York State.
New York mayor Bill de Blasio, who took office in 2014, set out to help Democrats take control of the state senate that November.
Once New York State is solidly blue, a long legislative wish list awaits passage.
A top priority for the most left-leaning Democrats is passage of the New York Health Care Act, which will "Provide universal, comprehensive health care to all New Yorkers without premiums, co-pays, deductibles, or limited provider networks." The bill, which has passed the assembly four years in a row, offers the usual promise of painlessly converting the state's current health-care system to a single-payer model, similar to the one that covers the poor and disabled already.
In the view of many economists, urbanists, and property owners, rent control is the leading cause of New York City's perpetual housing crisis, but progressive advocates believe that rent control isn't extensive enough.
https://www.city-journal.org/democratic-control-of-ny-state-legislature
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