‘Highly Unlikely’ Hector LaSalle Gets a Floor Vote, Say Senate Democrats
Governor Kathy Hochul maintains that her chief judge nominee will go through a Senate hearing and vote. The Senate Democrats’ spokesperson disagrees.
Sam Mellins · January 6, 2023
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Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins getting re-sworn in as president and majority leader of the New York state Senate on January 4, 2023. | State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins
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Sam Mellins is senior reporter at New York Focus, which he has been a part of since launch day. His reporting has also appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Intercept, THE CITY, and The Nation.
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