Let's face it, when you count your blessings this year the first thing that springs to mind is not going to be the New York state legislature. Still, there's lots in New York to give thanks for.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Joseph Bruno, once one of the most powerful political figures in New York, was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison on two f...

The Untitled Eliot Spitzer Film was shown Saturday night at the Tribeca Film Festival before a nearly full auditorium that included some of New York's leading figures. Notably absent were Eliot Spitzer and Ashley Dupre.

Our state government, which once had the vision to build the Erie Canal, has fallen into such a funk of dysfunctional paralysis that it can no long perform even the most basic tasks.

Joe Bruno, Pedro Espada, Hiram Monserrate and the Caroline Kennedy for Senate debacle are among those who made the bottom 10.

When we reflect on things we're thankful for, do you think anybody puts New York government on the list? Nah. Nevertheless, in the spirit of the season, here's a list of public sector thank yous.

ALBANY, N.Y. — A federal jury has convicted former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno on two counts of corruption and acquitted him on five oth...

ALBANY, N.Y. — For more than a decade, state Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno was a top power broker in New York. The backslapping former b...

Because there has been no threat to the power structure in Albany for so long, players left and right have learned to play the system, and the lawmakers have done nothing to upset the cart.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The corruption case of former New York Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno has gone to the jury, which will decide whether he u...

A federal jury reached verdicts in two of eight felony counts against Joseph L. Bruno but left U.S. District Court late Tuesday under a cloud of uncer...

It's hard to believe anyone with leadership and public spirit would be willing to hang around Albany. Cynicism and despair aren't going to get us anywhere, but there are days when you find it hard to feel anything else.

If Bruno can go down for a term far beyond his possible lifespan, shouldn't that convince the rest of the lawmakers that it's time to straighten up and fly right?

To understand the way Albany thinks, look to the trial of the ex-Senate majority leader, who seems to think the feds are persecuting him. "I wasn't a terrorist," he protests. That neatly sums up his good points.