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Cuomo: NY State Budget Will Increase Spending On Schools And Poor

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 03.28.2012

ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York is poised to embark on a large economic development program, provide more assistance to the poor, and increase spending on pu...

The Intrusion of Government in the Prescription Drug Market

Peter J. Levin | Posted 05.23.2012

Peter J. Levin

The lesson in New York is that you need to read the fine print. If you're hearing the standard rhetoric that something is "good for small business," there's a good chance it actually isn't, and an even better chance that it's bad for you.

Gov. Cuomo Sets State On Course For Second Year

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 03.05.2012

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday outlined what he hopes are the next steps to reviving New York state and moving out of his famous ...

Cuomo Names Lhota, Former Giuliani Aide, To Be New MTA Chair

Posted 12.20.2011

Governor Cuomo nominated Joseph Lhota, a former deputy mayor and budget director under Mayor Giuliani, to serve as the new MTA chairman on Thursday. ...

Cuomo Names New Head Of Port Authority

Posted 12.20.2011

By MICHAEL GORMLEY - Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday nominated one of his top economic development a...

Cuomo's State Plane Trips Cost $13K

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 10.15.2011

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's use of state aircraft to or from his Westchester home and the required flights by state police to re...

Cuomo: Vice Presidential Talk Is 'Silliness'

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 09.04.2011

Andrew Cuomo's had a pretty good year, whether it was winning the gubernatorial race, narrowly defeating Jimmy McMillan by about 61 points, earning hi...

Cuomo's Problem in 2016: Democrats

Ari Melber | Posted 08.29.2011

Ari Melber

Put aside the historical significance of the gay marriage vote, and anyone who follows New York politics knows the prospect of Andrew Cuomo as a popular Democratic primary candidate in 2016 is a joke.

GOP Gay Marriage Debate Unresolved In NY Senate

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 08.15.2011

ALBANY, N.Y. — Supporters of New York's gay marriage bill who hoped for quick approval were disappointed Wednesday when Republican senators exte...

The New Gay Guerrillas

Adrian Margaret Brune | Posted 08.09.2011

Adrian Margaret Brune

Since Prop. 8 in CA and the political melee of DADT, the gay community has begun to question the money filtering from LGBT lobbyists' pockets into the campaigns of legislators who subsequently vote against LGBT causes.

Cuomo, Legislature, Propose Sweeping Ethics Law Changes

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 08.04.2011

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders on Friday announced a proposed overhaul of ethics enforcement in New York governm...

Bloomberg 'Outraged' By Cuomo's Budget Cuts

Posted 05.28.2011

Mayor Bloomberg is not happy with the state budget Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature agreed upon. From the AP: "Proportionally, th...

Democrats Rebel Against Governor Cuomo's Budget

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

ALBANY, N.Y. — More than 40 elected Democrats made a rare attack on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his proposed cuts to the party's priorities of educati...

Your Commute Is About To Get Worse

AP | CHRIS HAWLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — When members of Congress met recently to discuss revitalizing passenger trains in the United States, they chose Grand Central Termina...

Is Cuomo Eyeing The Presidency?

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.25.2011

OK, he may not have said it in so many words, but the New York governor all but declared his 2016 candidacy this week with one simple move. Charles Ga...

Cuomo: No Tuition Increase For SUNY Schools

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he is rejecting any increase in tuition at the public universities. The State University of New York has ...

Cuomo's PowerPoint-Heavy State Of The State Speech

| Jill Colvin | Posted 05.25.2011

MANHATTAN -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined his plan for the complete "financial reinvention" of the State of New York in a forceful and often funny Power...

Steve Rattner Wants Retaliation For 'Bully' Cuomo

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — In his four years as New York's attorney general, Andrew Cuomo had his way with Wall Street, muscling banks and bankers into paying fines...

Carl Paladino Hasn't Conceded Yet

Posted 05.25.2011

Andrew Cuomo's a tough man to reach. So much so that Carl Paladino still hasn't made a successful concession call to the governor-elect. The New York ...

A Final Thought on Carl Paladino: Thanks for Nothing

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Collins

As the sun sinks on Paladino's political career, say goodbye to one of the worst candidates for major office in the history of New York politics. Farewell, Carl. We will not see your like again. Let's hope.

Last Minute NYC Voter Guide

The Huffington Post | Simon McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011

All of the punditry, mudslinging and sanity rallying has come down to this: The 2010 midterm elections. We've got your New York City guide to the can...

"This Is Serious Business"

Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Clinton was in Brooklyn yesterday to endorse his former housing secretary, Andrew Cuomo. In front of a packed crowd at the New York City College ...

Paladino And Cuomo Have A Woman Problem

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Carl P. Paladino has recruited his wife to hit the campaign trail and has put his daughter in a new commercial urging voters to "get to know my dad."...

Mark Blumenthal

New York Races Narrowing, New Polls Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Today's big polling news comes from New York, where two new surveys show much closer results in the races for Senate and Governor than indicated by pr...

Carl Paladino Attacks Andrew Cuomo: 'Arrogant,' Lacks 'Cojones'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

In yet another exhibition of his smash-mouth style of politics, Carl Paladino, New York's Tea Party-backed Republican candidate for governor, wrote a ...