Dean Skelos

Charles Hynes, Brooklyn DA, To Lead ACORN Investigation

Newsday | James T. Madore | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York


State officials are letting Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes take the lead on investigating ACORN, though state money going to the group has b...

Richard Ravitch Appointment Rejected By Appellate Division

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — An appeals court Thursday struck down Gov. David Paterson's appointment of a lieutenant governor, upholding a constitutional challeng...

Take The Albany Quiz

Dan Collins | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York


Dan Collins

There's been a great deal of speculation about why the leaders of the coup in Albany would foist all this misery and disarray on their fellow New Yorkers. Pick the reasons you think are right!

Gay Marriage Bill On The Ropes

New York Magazine Daily Intel | Dan Amira | Posted 07.11.2009 | Local


The decision on gay marriage is still up in the air. Despite the fact that Senate's new majority leader, Dean Skelos, is opposed to the bill, he "didn...