Topic: Albany
Benjamin Waite, an ancestor of Sarah Palin through her father, Chuck Heath, was part of two tragic events in colonial New England History. Some accounts say Waite and Jennings were the first English colonists to set foot on the shores of Lake ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's legislature must approve a budget by June 28 that does not rely on borrowing to close the deficit, Governor David Paterson said on Wednesday.Otherwise, the Democrat said he would include his full-year financial plan in the ...
ALBANY (Reuters) - Frustrated with the refusal of New York's legislature to approve a budget, Governor David Paterson on Friday included most of the health care cuts he has been demanding in his latest temporary spending bill.Budget Director Robert Megna told Albany ...
Cuomo formally announces campaign for NY governor after teasing public, media for monthsNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo declared his candidacy for governor Saturday, delivering an impassioned call for political reform and pledging to make the notoriously dysfunctional state government more accountable ...
Republicans, 2 dissident Democrats flip control of NY's SenateRepublicans and two dissident Democrats took control of New York's Senate on Monday after the two New York City renegades voted with the GOP to throw the fledgling Democratic majority out of power.The decision ...
ALBANYIt's not a great photo (apologies) but that's Kevin Sheekey, Michelle Goldstein and State Senator Andrew Lanza meeting in the Senate Democrats' lobby.Sheekey said he was up for the day to lobby for more money for New York City in the budget, ...
ALBANYThe special election for the 20th Congressional District will be held on March 31, a source close to the process just called to say.David Paterson said, earlier today, that tomorrow he will announce a spring date for the election. The candidates for ...
ALBANYDavid Paterson signed nine bills into law this week, including a measure to tighten probation requirements.That new law requires law enforcement officials to enter warrants for probation violations into a statewide database within 48 hours of issuance, and courts must address reported ...
ALBANYThey're stocking up the podium behind Kirsten Gillibrand as she is anointed the next U.S. senator.Two erstwhile contenders are up there: Tom Suozzi and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. Absent, for now, are Representative Steve Israel and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.It's a packed ...
ALBANYHere's our new senator, expected to be named at noon.Kirsten Gillibrand, 42, had never run for public office until 2006. She was first endorsed by the Saratoga County Democratic Committee in 2005 to run against Representative John Sweeney, a four-term incumbent.Gillibrand at ...
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