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'Shame on us' if Weiner elected, NY Gov. says
May 23rd, 2013
11:11 AM ET
6 hours ago

'Shame on us' if Weiner elected, NY Gov. says

(CNN) – On the day of Anthony Weiner's first official campaign stop, the governor of New York offered a scathing evaluation of the disgraced former congressman's bid for mayor.

"Shame on us" if New Yorkers elect Weiner to City Hall, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told the editorial board of the Syracuse Post-Standard.
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Filed under: Andrew Cuomo • Anthony Weiner
Another potential 2016-er inks book deal
April 30th, 2013
09:40 AM ET
23 days ago

Another potential 2016-er inks book deal

(CNN) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who may be eyeing a run for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, has landed a deal to chronicle a "full and frank look at his public and private life" in a book set for release next year.

The yet-untitled memoir, announced by publisher Harper Collins on Tuesday, will start with the Democrat's upbringing in Queens and detail the influence of his father Mario Cuomo, who also served as New York governor. He'll also discuss his government service as the U.S. housing secretary, and as the Empire State's attorney general and governor, according to a release.
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NRA sues over New York gun control
March 21st, 2013
08:39 PM ET
62 days ago

NRA sues over New York gun control

(CNN) - The National Rifle Association's New York state affiliate filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in Buffalo contesting the constitutionality of the SAFE Act, the sweeping gun-control bill Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law in January, the group announced in a press release.

The new laws fortify New York's existing assault weapons ban, limit the number of bullets allowed in ammunition magazines and strengthen rules that govern the mentally ill, which includes a requirement to report potentially harmful behavior.

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Filed under: Andrew Cuomo • Gun control • Gun rights • New York • NRA
Pennsylvania poll: Clinton comes out on top in 2016 showdowns
March 14th, 2013
12:25 PM ET
70 days ago

Pennsylvania poll: Clinton comes out on top in 2016 showdowns

(CNN) – What if it turns out to be Hillary Clinton vs. Chris Christie in 2016?

It's a fascinating presidential showdown possibility.
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Filed under: 2016 • Andrew Cuomo • Chris Christie • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • Pennsylvania • Polls
Polls vary on how N.Y. gun laws affect Cuomo
February 4th, 2013
09:59 AM ET
108 days ago

Polls vary on how N.Y. gun laws affect Cuomo

(CNN) – Just how much did the stringent new gun laws pushed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo affect the Democrat's approval rating?

A Siena Research Institute poll released Monday showed 58% of New York voters approve of the job Cuomo is doing, down from 60% at the beginning of last month. But a Quinnipiac University survey released last week showed a sharper drop in Cuomo's approval rating, from 74% in December to 58% at the end of January.
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Filed under: Andrew Cuomo • Gun rights
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo sees approval rating drop after new gun laws
January 30th, 2013
08:12 AM ET
113 days ago

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo sees approval rating drop after new gun laws

Washington (CNN) - The tough new gun restrictions pushed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have caused a hit to his approval rating, according to a poll released Wednesday, though the Democrat still remains popular with voters in the Empire State.

The Quinnipiac University survey indicated that 59% of New York voters approve of the job Cuomo is doing as governor, down from a 74% approval rating in a poll released last month.
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Filed under: Andrew Cuomo • Gun rights • New York
Poll: New Yorkers like Cuomo and his gun plan
January 17th, 2013
09:08 AM ET
126 days ago

Poll: New Yorkers like Cuomo and his gun plan

(CNN) – The stringent gun laws pushed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and passed by the state legislature this week are viewed favorably by large majorities of voters in the state, a Siena College poll released Thursday indicated.

Those measures include a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, which 73% of New York voters support. Ninety-one percent approve of increasing penalties for purchasing illegal guns and using guns on school grounds.
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Filed under: Andrew Cuomo • Gun rights • New York
Cuomo signs first post-Newtown gun legislation into law
The New York state Senate as photographed in June 2011.
January 15th, 2013
04:41 PM ET
127 days ago

Cuomo signs first post-Newtown gun legislation into law

(CNN) - Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into a law Tuesday a new package of gun regulations to fortify the New York's existing assault weapons ban, limit the number of bullets in magazines and strengthen rules that keep the mentally ill from owning firearms.

The state measure is the nation's first gun-control bill since the December 14 massacre in Newtown, Connecticut that left 20 elementary school students among the 27 killed by a gunman who then committed suicide.

The measure was approved by the GOP-controlled Senate on Monday and the Democratic-led Assembly on Tuesday and was quickly signed by Cuomo.

President Barack Obama will unveil national proposals which the White House described as "concrete" on Wednesday.

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Filed under: Andrew Cuomo • Gun control • New York
Cuomo on gun violence: 'It has been enough'
January 9th, 2013
04:06 PM ET
133 days ago

Cuomo on gun violence: 'It has been enough'

(CNN) – Ban assault weapons. It's a call that's been trumpeted on the airwaves, in protests and in some TV ads.

But now it's coming from a high-profile governor, signaling what could be a major move in the renewed push for tighter gun laws after the Connecticut elementary school shooting last month–a massacre that capped a year marked by other high-profile shootings.
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Filed under: Andrew Cuomo • Gun rights • New York
N.Y. Poll: Cuomo still gets high marks; Hillary should avoid mayoral run
December 12th, 2012
08:15 AM ET
162 days ago

N.Y. Poll: Cuomo still gets high marks; Hillary should avoid mayoral run

(CNN) – New York voters gave their governor Andrew Cuomo the highest approval rating of his two years in office in a poll released Wednesday.

The survey from Quinnipiac University indicated 74% of voters in New York approve of the job Cuomo, a Democrat, is doing in Albany, compared to 13% who disapprove. Sixty-eight percent of Republicans approve of New York's governor, compared to 82% of Democrats and 70% of independents.
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Filed under: Andrew Cuomo • New York
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