Author: David Laska

ALBANY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement: “This evening, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a stay in the NY-11 case. This blatantly political case violated both the New York State and federal constitutions and, as Justice Alito stated, the lower court’s decision was a full-blown racial gerrymander.  “The case was a…

ALBANY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox today released the following statement in response to Zohran Mamdani and Albany Democrats’ proposal to slap a 25% “surcharge” on NYC businesses: “New York state already leads the nation in outmigration as the most taxed state in America. As New York bleeds, states and cities with no- or low-tax, business friendly environments are…

NEW YORK CITY  — The NYGOP released the following statement in response to Alvin Bragg’s decision to drop assault charges against a 27-year-old who participated in the attack on NYPD officers in Washington Square Park, in which rocks were packed in snow before being hurled at uniformed police officers: “Zohran Mamdani and Alvin Bragg are New York City’s Axis…

NEW YORK CITY  — The NYGOP released the following statement after an unruly mob in Central Park assaulted two members of the NYPD: “Yesterday’s mob attack on New York City police officers is a direct consequence of the lawless culture that Zohran Mamdani and the radical left have spent years cultivating. When you vilify police, you empower the mob.…

ALBANY  — The NYGOP released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security was forced to pause TSA Precheck and Global Entry amidst a partial government shutdown forced by Democrats in order to protect illegal immigrants: “Is there anything Democrats will not destroy, dismantle or disrupt in order to protect illegal immigrants? “TSA PreCheck is one…

ALBANY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement: “As expected, the First Department of the Appellate Division has refused to issue a stay regarding the NY-11 litigation. This is no surprise given how Governor Hochul and Albany Democrats have thoroughly politicized New York’s courts. “The decision issued by Acting Supreme Court Justice Pearlman is a legal…

ALBANY  — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement calling on Kathy Hochul to opt into the Trump administration’s federal tax credit scholarship program, which would give credits as high as $1,700 for donations to scholarship-granting organizations: “Governor Hochul has a simple choice: stand with New York’s neediest kids, or stand with Randi Weingarten. “This commonsense policy gives…

Garden City, NY — Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman today accepted the Republican nomination for Governor of New York, delivering a sweeping indictment of Kathy Hochul’s record and pledging to fix Hochul’s affordability and public safety crisis. “I am honored to receive this nomination to be your next Governor of the great State of New York,” Blakeman…

ALBANY – The NYGOP released the following statement: “Kathy Hochul spent months seeking the endorsement of an anti-Semitic Communist who stands against everything America stands for. Now she has it, and the radical left’s takeover of New York Democrats is complete. What new taxes and radical proposals did Kathy Hochul promise Zohran Mamdani in exchange for his support? “New…