Second Term Pinky Promises

                New York’s governor Andrew Cuomo has a tough second term ahead of him. The governor made some promises that he needs to deliver on in order to have a successful second term and possibly secure a third term.  Accomplishing this task will be difficult due to the Republican control of the state legislator. Cuomo helped the republicans gain the majority. He did far too little to help Democrats running for State Senate seats across the state, depriving them of financial support as well as the energy he could have brought to their campaigns. These three core issues are raising the minimum wage, immigration rights, and hydro fracking. With a republican majority, accomplishing these tasks will be very difficult and interesting to see how he governor tackles these problems.

                The first order of business is to combat the corruption in the state. This is will be difficult for New Yorkers to believe Cuomo is the right man for that job. The governor shut down the Moreland commission earlier in the year which was an investigation on political corruption in New York state. I think this was an attempt to save the democratic hold on the legislator during the upcoming midterm  elections.

                                                      New York’s governor Andrew Cuomo has a tough second term ahead of him. The governor made some promises that he needs to deliver on in order to have a successful second term and possibly secure a third term.  Accomplishing this task will be difficult due to the Republican control of the state legislator. Cuomo helped the republicans gain the majority. He did far too little to help Democrats running for State Senate seats across the state, depriving them of financial support as well as the energy he could have brought to their campaigns. These three core issues are raising the minimum wage, immigration rights, and hydro fracking. With a republican majority, accomplishing these tasks will be very difficult and interesting to see how he governor tackles these problems.

                The first order of business is to combat the corruption in the state. This is will be difficult for New Yorkers to believe Cuomo is the right man for that job. The governor shut down the Moreland commission earlier in the year which was an investigation on political corruption in New York state. I think this was an attempt to save the democratic hold on the legislator during the upcoming midterm  elections.

                                      

                The issue on minimum wage seems nearly impossible for Cuomo to accomplish with a Republican legislator. He will not be able to get the minimum wage up to the $10.10 cents he is aiming for. It’s going to take some bargaining on the governor’s part to get things done.

                On the issue of immigration rights the governor has done the best he can. The issue on migration of children from Central America over the summer is just not going to get any better for the governor. The assistance for illegal immigrants in New York is at a point where the republicans aren’t going to give the governor any more leeway.

                

                The issue on minimum wage seems nearly impossible for Cuomo to accomplish with a Republican legislator. He will not be able to get the minimum wage up to the $10.10 cents he is aiming for. It’s going to take some bargaining on the governor’s part to get things done.

                On the issue of immigration rights the governor has done the best he can. The issue on migration of children from Central America over the summer is just not going to get any better for the governor. The assistance for illegal immigrants in New York is at a point where the republicans aren’t going to give the governor any more leeway.