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Governor Paterson's Sight Hurting Job Performance

Staten Island Advance | Judy L. Randall | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Gov. David Paterson's visual impairment has hindered his ability to govern, state Sen. Diane Savino said yesterday. In an unus...

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Gov. David Paterson Blames Calls For Him To Step Aside On Race

New York Daily News | Kenneth Lovett | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York

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ALBANY - Gov. Paterson said Friday he knows the reason behind the "crescendo" of calls for him not to seek re-election next year: it's because he's bl...

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Richard Ravitch Appointment Rejected By Appellate Division

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York

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

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David Paterson's New York Struggle

Politicker NY | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 09.19.2009 | New York

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ALBANY--"Governor Paterson is having a rough time," State Senator Liz Krueger, a liberal, loyal Democrat, told The Observer during a break before a le...

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Governor Paterson Flip-Flops On Mayoral Endorsement?

City Hall News | Edward-Isaac Dovere | Posted 09.12.2009 | New York

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After an event Tuesday afternoon, Gov. David Paterson told reporters that he was not ready to announce an endorsement in the mayoral race. " haven't ...

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Governor David Paterson Feared As Liability For State Democrats

New York Times | RAYMOND HERNANDEZ | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York

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As he prepares to run for re-election, Representative Michael E. McMahon, a Democrat from Staten Island, is burdened with having to campaign in a dist...

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Paterson: We Don't Need Silverstein To Build At WTC

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson gave World Trade Center site developer Larry Silverstein an ultimatum Monday in prolonged talks over his...

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Governor Paterson Gains Popularity As Voters Shift Anger Toward Senate: Poll

Observer | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York

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ALBANY - David Paterson's poll numbers have climbed slightly, for the second month in a row, as voters surveyed in a poll released today perceive him ...

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Texting While Driving Ban Approved By State Senate

AP | Posted 08.17.2009 | New York

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ALBANY (AP) - The New York Senate voted Thursday to outlaw using portable electronic devices to text, play games or surf the Web while driving. The ...

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State Senate Chaos Cost Taxpayers A Bundle

New York Post | Brendan Scott | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

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ALBANY -- It could go down as the most expensive circus in state history. The Senate's monthlong descent into chaos wasted more than $5 million in sta...

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Welfare Checks Increase for First Time In 19 Years

New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

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The last time welfare recipients in New York saw an increase in their basic cash allowance, Derek Jeter was in high school, a subway token cost $1.15 ...

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State Senate Still Stuck In Neutral

AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- As some state senators made plans to go home despite an unresolved power standoff, an angry Gov. David Paterson called them bac...

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Gay Marriage Bill On NY Senate Agenda

Advocate | Advocate | Posted 07.25.2009 | Home

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New York governor David Paterson placed the marriage equality bill at the top of the list of items for senators to consider in a special...

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Pols Pan Paterson's Plan To End Senate Logjam

New York Post | Fredric U. Dicker | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York

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Gov. Pateron's proposed his plan to "mediate" the Senate chaos without the approval of the parties involved, and they're dismissing it as little more ...

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The Senate Must Get Back To Work

Eric T. Schneiderman | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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Eric T. Schneiderman

My colleagues and I in the Democratic conference crafted an authentic bipartisan operating proposal to bring both parties together and get the Senate back to work.

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How to Throw the Rascals Out!

Ed Koch | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York

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Ed Koch

The New York State Legislature is less than dysfunctional, a description given it by the Brennan Institute for Justice. It has become a joke.

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Joe Bruno, Former New York GOP Senate Leader, Supports Gay Marriage

Towleroad | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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The times are changing, and quickly. Earlier in the week, the New York Daily News' Elizabeth Benjamin reported that Governor David Paterson was try...

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A Sea Change in the Mid-Atlantic -- Many Hands Makes Light Work

Sarah Chasis | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green

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Sarah Chasis

Today at noon I will witness the dawning of an important new council dedicated to protecting our precious and threatened Atlantic Ocean: the Governors' Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on Oceans.

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Mid-Atlantic Governors to Sign Landmark Agreement to Protect Ocean

Sarah Chasis | Posted 06.03.2009 | Green

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Sarah Chasis

Our oceans don't recognize borders. That's why it's so significant that these five Governors will agree to reach across state lines to protect them.

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Gov. David Paterson: New State Budget May Already Be Up To $3 Billion In The Red

New York Post | FREDRIC U. DICKER | Posted 06.20.2009 | Local

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Gov. Paterson said today that the state's newly adopted record-high budget may be out of balance by as much as $3 billion and that next year's deficit...

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Governor Paterson Declares War!

Janice Taylor | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living

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Janice Taylor

We can love our excess pounds away!

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"The Jim Crow Laws of the 21st Century": Will New York Change?

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

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Odile Weissenborn

In New York, the 36-year-old Rockefeller Drug Laws may be massively overhauled.

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Taxing and Banning: The Only Clear Strategies Our Leaders Seem to Have

Alan Miller | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

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Alan Miller

In these troubled times it seems the one thing that we can be sure of is that bureaucrats and politicians are keen to go after the small pleasures of life and hit us where it hurts.

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg: The Utopian King

Susan Braudy | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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Susan Braudy

Thank you Michael Bloomberg for turning my personal philosophy on its ear.

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Paterson Admits He Ordered Staff To Deny Kennedy Was Top Choice

New York Times | DANNY HAKIM and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

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For the first time, Gov. David A. Paterson acknowledged Friday that he personally ordered his staff to contest Caroline Kennedy's version of events in...

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