Politics & Government

New York State Senate Joint Public Hearing – 11/18/2025

Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Insurance Chair: Senator Jamaal Bailey Senate Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations Chair:...

Deportee: “I shouldn’t have lost my fingers”

The federal ICE detention center in Batavia. Photo by J. Dale Shoemaker. Military-style raids by U.S. immigration agents — many of them filmed and glossily...

The Trump Administration is leaving New Yorkers like Marie with higher heating bills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR1Ta1AjuD8 The Trump Administration is leaving New Yorkers like Marie with higher heating bills. While they refuse to do their jobs, we’re helping...

Proud to sign the Jack Reid Law — joining his family to stand up to bullying and protect our kids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfQSLgJeb4E Governor Hochul announced the signing of the Jack Reid Law: Protect All Students Act, in recognition of the International Day Against Violence...

2026 is going to be a very interesting year in New York State politics

Except for a race or two here and there that is still too close to call, the 2025 elections will soon be certified.  On...
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Bill Cassidy raises $1.65 million for reelection fight

Sen. Bill Cassidy raised $1.65 million in the latest fundraising quarter and has $11 million in cash on hand, his team told POLITICO, as he seeks to ward off a right-wing primary challenge.

The Louisiana Republican is facing several primary challengers on the right fueled by his past criticism of President Donald Trump. Cassidy voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack against the Capitol, a stance that angered the GOP base in Louisiana.

Cassidy has consistently posted slightly higher fundraising numbers than his opponents, John Fleming, the state treasurer and a former congressman, and state Sen. Blake Miguez, but has a significantly larger war chest. Cassidy has raised more than $17 million this cycle to date. Fleming and Miguez haven’t released their latest numbers; they had just over $2 million and $2.5 million in the bank respectively as of the end of September. Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) has also flirted with a bid, though sources told POLITICO she is not expected to run; she had $2.3 million in the bank as of the end of September.

The senator will have some help. A pair of super PACs supporting Cassidy’s reelection will show they had $5 million in cash on hand at the end of 2025 and received an additional $2 million in the first two weeks of January, according to a person close to those efforts. The PACs expect to spend between $13 million and $15 million on his behalf.

Cassidy is one of a trio of GOP senators facing tough reelection fights where Trump is declining to endorse a candidate, along with Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Maine Sen. Susan Collins.

Cassidy’s Senate GOP colleagues are backing his reelection. On Thursday, Majority Leader John Thune will host a fundraiser for Cassidy in Baton Rouge that’s expected to bring in $600,000.

UB scientist awarded $50,000 for acute respiratory distress syndrome research

The grant, from SUNY’s Technology Accelerator Fund, will help advance...