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If you want to understand why the massive, multi-billion-dollar congestion pricing toll plan to fix New York City’s transit system crashed in a giant bureaucratic heap last week, it’s helpful to turn back the clock to a Thursday 17 months ago. Jan. 19, 2023 was an otherwise ordinary day except for the two men who met for a joint press conference on a rain-soaked corner in Fort… Read more »

An extraordinarily broad coalition of powerful people who often don’t see eye to eye joined forces and prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul to blink and scuttle the controversial $15 congestion toll for Midtown. Key players detailed pivotal moments that fueled the groundswell of opposition — while The Post’s campaign against the badly misguided plan crucially kept the issue… Read more »

Key Points The bill is called the 'Paula Bohovesky and Joan D'Alessandro Act.' The bill would extend the current law that bans parole if a murder victim is 14 or younger. A murderer couldn't win release if the charge involved a sexual offense against a victim under age 18. Two notorious Hudson Valley murders decades ago have fostered another push to extend a federal… Read more »

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday she's putting on hold a controversial $15 toll on Manhattan drivers that was set to start this month out of concern for its impact on struggling New Yorkers and New York City's post-pandemic recovery. The congestion-pricing toll was due to begin on June 30 after years of planning, even as several lawsuits by New Jersey and other opponents… Read more »

Dear Editor, I was pleased to hear my own Congressman Mike Lawler was named as the 4th most bipartisan member of Congress this past month. In these contentious times, it feels like both parties have been moving further from the center, and the extremists fail to connect with everyday Americans. Most people agree: our children deserve a good education, our families need a safe community,… Read more »

A House Republican facing a tough reelection fight is using Chuck Schumer as a political foil. Rep. Mike Lawler urged attendees of the Jerusalem Post’s annual conference in Manhattan Monday to pressure the Senate majority leader into bringing the Antisemitism Awareness Act to the Senate floor. “Right now, that is sitting on Chuck Schumer’s desk, the highest-ranking Jewish… Read more »

FIRST ON FOX: Republican lawmakers Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Mike Lawler are pressing the Biden administration to censure Iran at the next International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting due to its heightened nuclear activities and guarantee that steps are taken to thwart Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons. On Monday afternoon, the pair will introduce a resolution that… Read more »

More than a third of New Yorkers say the soaring cost of living is forcing them to consider leaving the Big Apple as rent control laws and zoning restrictions drive housing prices up. A recent survey found that 34% of residents are actively considering leaving the city, while an additional 32% are open to moving. Additionally, 41% found living in New York… Read more »

The White House has complicated Congress’s plans to reprimand the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the Israel-Hamas war, shooting down the nascent sanctions proposal that bipartisan House negotiators had hoped to move to President Biden’s desk early next month.  Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), head of the Foreign Affairs Committee, has been in… Read more »

I support Congressman Mike Lawler here in the 17th Congressional District... As is often pointed out, constituents can be overlooked in congressional districts due to an area being safe blue or safe red. More than safe maps, I’m interested in safe streets and a climate on college campuses in which students can express themselves without fear of harassment. With Congressman Lawler… Read more »