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Howard Bennett, Former Teamster, Testifies In Joe Bruno Corruption Trial

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — A former Teamsters official testified that then New York state Sen. Joseph Bruno told him in 1994 that Wright Investors Service w...

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Why Us? How the Commuter Tax Chips Away at the Self-Sufficient Self-Employed

Samantha Marshall | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Manhattan, Self-Employed, Bill Thompson, Mta, Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax, New York, Fare Hike, Small Business, Freelancers-Union, Freelancers, New York News
Samantha Marshall

What makes state legislators -- along with hapless mayoral candidate Bill Thompson -- think we're the perfect source of revenue to close the MTA budget gap?

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Paterson Calls For Vote On Same Sex Marriage

The Journal News | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

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Gov. David Paterson said Wednesday he wants to put a bill to legalize same-sex marriage to a vote during a special session within weeks....

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Eric Shneiderman, State Senator In Charge Of Monserrate Panel

The New York Observer | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

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This week, Schneiderman was announced as leader of a panel charged deciding the fate of Senator Hiram Monserrate, a Queens Democrat who had just been ...

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Paterson Talks Saturday Night Live, Obama Administration

NY1 | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

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In an exclusive interview Monday on NY1, Governor David Paterson reaffirmed that he is running in the gubernatorial election next year and addressed t...

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Monserrate Called "Disgraceful, Despicable" By Bloomberg

nydailynews.com | By Kenneth Lovett and Erin Einhorn | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Hiram Monserrate, Albany, John Sampson, Monserrate State Senate, Karla Giraldo, Monserrate Trial, Michael Bloomberg, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg lit into convicted Sen. Hiram Monserrate on Sunday - at the same time as the state Senate moved to set up a panel to decide his fate....

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Mandatory Flu Vaccines For Health Care Workers Halted

nytimes.com | Sewell Chan and Anemona Hartocollis | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

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A judge on Friday halted enforcement of a New York State directive requiring that all health care workers be vaccinated for swine flu. ...

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Landmark Green Jobs Bill is Win-Win-Win

Dan Cantor | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

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Dan Cantor

What if we could help stop global warming, save homeowners on their utility bills, and create thousands of badly needed jobs too? It’s not a fa...

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Swine Flu: Albany Spends $19,000 On Anti-Swine Flu Hand Sanitizer

New York Politics News, Reaction, and Analysis | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 10.11.2009 | New York

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Swine flu is upon us. And New York has responded, in part, by spending over $19,000 on 546 hand sanitizer dispensers that are now dotting the walls of...

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Raymond Harding: Former NY Power Broker Guilty In Pension Probe

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — A political power broker and an investment executive who advised government officials in several states have pleaded guilty to securi...

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Paterson Accepts Cuomo Denying A Role In Bad Press

AP | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson is taking the word of the attorney general's staff that they had nothing to do with attempts to push...

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Obama To Visit Albany, Meet With Governor Paterson

saratogian.com | TOM CAPROOD | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York

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Security will be especially tight around Hudson Valley Community College and parts of the Capital Region today as local authorities prepare for the ar...

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Cuomo Is Said to Find No "Rogue Unit" in New York State Police

New York Times | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Rogue State Police, Andrew Cuomo, Daniel Wiese, David Paterson, George Pataki, New York News

An 18-month investigation by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo into accusations of political interference at the State Police has found no evidence tha...

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Wall Street Bonuses Were Good For State, Says Governor Paterson

New York Daily News | By Glenn Blain | Posted 10.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Wall Street, Governor Paterson, Wall Street Bonuses, David Paterson, Andrew Cuomo, Gubernatorial Elections, New York Taxes, New York News

ALBANY - Gov. Paterson doesn't think it was such a great idea to go after all those Wall Street bonuses. Paterson Thursday took aim at a signature ...

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Pedro Espada Fires a New Aide, Onix Sosa, Over Real Estate Scandals

New York Times | RAY RIVERA | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York

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Pedro Espada Jr., the majority leader of the State Senate who is already at odds with tenant advocacy groups, appointed a new deputy chief of staff la...

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Paterson Signs Anti-Texting Law, Vetoes War of 1812 Bill

AP | Michael Gormley | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- It's now illegal to text, tweet or surf while driving in New York. Gov. David Paterson announced Thursday that he signed the a...

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Attorney General's Office Investigating Espada For Submitting False Statements On Grant Application

Times Union | JAMES M. ODATO | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Andrew Cuomo, New York Senate, Alexander M. Fear, New York, Espada, Pedro Espada, Department of Health, Senate Majority Leader, New York News

ALBANY --- The attorney general's office is investigating if Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. submitted false statements in a grant application...

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Governor David Paterson Says Racism In Media Remarks Misunderstood

AP | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson says his comments last week suggesting some of his critics were motivated by racial bias have been misunders...

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New Constitution Called For As Albany Disgust Rises

New York Times | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

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ALBANY - Few New Yorkers would disagree that state politics are broken. Even fewer are the number of proposed fixes - from term limits for lawmakers t...

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Senate Democrats Authorized $350,000 For Espada New Hires And Pay Raises

Times Union | IRENE JAY LIU | Posted 09.19.2009 | New York

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As Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. fended off scrutiny over his son's short-lived Senate job, the chamber's Democrat leaders authorized $350,000 in pay raises a...

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New York Lawmakers "Double Dipping": Take Pensions On Top Of Salary Pay

New York Times | DANNY HAKIM | Posted 09.18.2009 | New York

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ALBANY -- When Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg retired last year, there were no sendoffs, no cakes and no serenades. In fact, no one even knew he had l...

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Craft Statewide Force to Spur Jobs, New Kinds of Businesses

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Empire Zones, Albany, David Paterson, New York State Senate, New York State, Economic Development, Public/Private Partnerships, Richard Ravitch, Economic Recovery, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Partnership for New York City, New York News
Kathryn Wylde

From a business perspective, nothing could be worse during this period of economic uncertainty than the chaos and instability that have characterized New York state government during the past two years.

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Richard Ravitch Blocked As Paterson's Lt. Governor By Judge

AP | Posted 08.21.2009 | New York

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MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- A judge has issued a restraining order blocking Richard Ravitch from serving as New York Gov. David Paterson's lieutenant gover...

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Shameful Shysters

Henry J. Stern | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Schools, Albany, New York Senate, Albany Government, New York, New York City, New York Government, Pedro Espada, Miguel Martinez, Education Reform, New York News
Henry J. Stern

If one wants to keep one's readers informed, one must continue to plow through the garbage, pointing out the most noisome tidbits. At the same time, one should think of ways to effect change.

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Mayor Bloomberg's School Control Bill Stalled In Senate

New York Times | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York

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ALBANY -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's efforts to renew his control of New York City's school system stalled on Wednesday as Senate Democrats insisted...

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