Cuomo signs the nation's first assault-weapons ban since the Newtown shooting
Briefing: Cuomo. Cuomo's office via flickr
4:50 pm Jan. 15, 2013
2013
Anthony Weiner bought AnthonyWeiner2013.com. [Chris Bragg]
Christine Quinn and Bill Thompson are not as outspoken as Bill de Blasio and John Liu when it comes to the bus driver strike. [Andrew Hawkins]
City Hall / City Council
Get ready for that school bus driver strike. [CBS]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city isn't negotiating with the bus drivers because now, "They work for private companies." [Lisa Fleisher]
Albany
Governor Andrew Cuomo's first nominee to the state court of appeals is Jenny Rivera, who worked for him in the attorney general's office. [Nick Reisman]
The New York Law Journal reports on the pick. [Joel Stashenko]
Why is the Assembly debating Cuomo's gun bill for four hours after it already passed the more closely divided State Senate? [Nick Reisman]
Critics are complaining the legislation was unfairly rushed. [AP]
CNN's legal analyst called changes in the bill "cosmetic." [David Ariosto]
The bill has a "Journal News" clause. [Dylan Byers]
A libertarian think tank says Cuomo's legislation could make New York less safe. [Trevor Burrus]
A straightforward write-up of Cuomo's gun bill, from a gun trade publication. [The Gun Shots]
Cuomo wants Congress to pass the Hurricane Sandy relief bill "today." [Casey Seiler]
