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Going Broke in Albany, Part 1: Explaining The Budget and How We're Botching It

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Finance, David Paterson, Politics, Mike Bloomberg, Medicaid, Budget, Pedro Espada, New York, State Senate, Carl Kruger, Albany, Public Education, Money, New York Times, Corruption, Mess, New York Daily News, New York News
Will Schwartz

If the Senate gets their way, in just a few years we'll end up having to gut education, Medicaid, and public assistance. In just a few months, we'll have to lay off state employees.

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NY Legislature Goes Home Without Budget Deal

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, New York Legislature, Budget Crisis, David Paterson, Economy, New York Budget Crisis, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers headed home Thursday without agreement on how to address the state's fiscal crisis. The Legislature was in se...

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Paterson: 'Cutting Now Will Be Less Damaging Than Gutting Later'

nytimes.com | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Governor David Paterson, New York Economy, David Paterson, Budget Cuts, New York Economic Crisis, New York, Carl Kruger, New York News

Gov. David A. Paterson took to the radio, trying, in interviews on half a dozen stations, to add a sense of urgency to the budget negotiations, and re...

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Will Andrew Cuomo Control The Dems In 2010?

The New York Observer | Steve Kornacki | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor, David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, New York 2010, Cuomo 2010, New York News

Mr. Cuomo's poll numbers are so high that - barring the overhyped possibility of a run by Rudy Giuliani - next November's election won't be much fun. ...

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What We're Not Saying: Why I Miss Eliot Spitzer

Will Schwartz | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Hookers, Nyc, Sex, David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer Ethics, NY State Senate, Budget, Harvard Law, New York, Eliot Spitzer, Albany, Manhattan, Gay Marriage, Bloomberg, Governor, Sex Scandals, Senate, Nys, New York News
Will Schwartz

We were perversely short-sighted with the way we handled Eliot Spitzer. We prioritized our blood lust for personal justice over our desire for effective public policy.

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Gay Marriage In New York: How Will State Senators Vote?

NY1 | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, New York State Senate, Gay Marriage Bill New York, New York, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, New York News

With the announcement Tuesday from members of the New York State Senate that they'll put same-sex marriage legislation to a vote before the end of the...

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NY State Senate Refuses To Deal With Deficit During Special Session

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Gov. Paterson, Special Session, New York Deficit, David Paterson, New York State Senate, New York Budget, New York Legislature, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — With New York drowning in deepening deficit spending and running out of cash to pay huge bills due next month, the Legislature me...

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How Deep Is New York's Deficit?

timesunion.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Budget, Special Session, New York Economy, New York Deficit, David Paterson, New York Budget Deficit, Albany, New York News

Gov. David Paterson has threatened, scolded and tried to cajole legislators into addressing the state's growing budget deficit. But despite his Monday...

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Same-Sex Marriage May Get Albany Vote On Tuesday

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Albany, Special Session, Gay Rights, New York State Senate, Maine Gay Marriage, Paterson, Gay Marriage, David Paterson, Same-Sex Marriage, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson on Monday urged lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it "an issue that touches on the...

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"Informed Sources": What Really Happened When Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin Got Into Upstate New York Politics

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al D'Amato, Congress, Rush Limbaugh, David Paterson, Senate Races, Democratic Party, New York, Caroline Kennedy, Moderate Republicans, Albany, Andrew Cuomo, Senate, Conservatives, Moderates, George Pataki, Elliot Spitzer, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Jfk, Kirsten Gillibrand, Republican Party, Ny Governor, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

The latest tempest involved New York's 23rd Congressional district, where the Republican candidate was forced out of the race because of her positions on gay and abortion rights.

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

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Howard Bennett Joseph Bruno, Joseph Bruno 1994, Joseph Bruno Former Senate Majority Leader, Wright Investors Service, Howard Bennett, Local 294, Joseph Bruno, Joseph Bruno Corruption Trial, New York, New York City, Senator Joseph Bruno, Albany, New York News

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

Read More: Governor David Paterson, Gay Marriage New York, David Paterson Gay Marriage Bill, Same-Sex Marriage, Same Sex Couples, Paterson Gay Marriage, New York, Albany, Gay Marriage, New York News

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

Read More: John Sampson, New York State Senators, New York Ethics Bill, Harvard Law, New York, New York Republican, Albany, Hiram Monserrate Panel, Eric Schneiderman, Hiram Monserrate, New York State Senate, Ethics Bill Albany, Eleanor Roosevelt @Y:Politics, John Flanagan, Long Island, Eric Schneiderman Hiram Monserrate, New York Democrat, New York News

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

Read More: Budget Crisis, Snl, Andrew Cuomo, New York Legislature, Saturday Night Live, Governor Paterson, David Paterson, Barack Obama, Albany, New York News

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

Read More: Richard F. Daine, Judge Thomas J. McNamara, Swine Flu Outbreak, Swine Flu Prevention, Swine Flu, Swine Flu Vaccine, Swine Flu Symptoms, New York, Swine Flu Pandemic, Albany, New York News

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

Read More: Albany, Green Jobs, Green Technology, Green, Green Business, New York, New York City, Syracuse, New York News
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

Read More: Hand Sanitizer, Governor David Paterson, Swine Flu Prevention, Swine Flu, David Paterson, Governer Paterson, Richard Daines, Recession, Dr. Richard Daines, Public Health, Department of Health, New York, Swine Flu Pandemic, Albany, New York News

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

Read More: New York Pension Probe, New York Pension System, New York, Raymond Harding, Albany, New York State, New York News

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

Read More: Albany, Andrew Cuomo, New York, Obama Paterson, Governor David Paterson, David Paterson, Obama Paterson Withdraw, New York 2010, New York News

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 11.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Air Force One, Paterson Obama Race, David Paterson, New York, Barack Obama, Albany, New York News

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

Read More: Albany, Pedro Espada, Slumlord, Onix Sosa, Upper Manhattan Council Assisting Neighbors, New York State Senate, Senator Pedro Espada, Espada, New York News

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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