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ALBANY, N.Y. — After weeks of uncertainty and pleas for action by Gov. David Paterson, New York's Senate failed to vote on a bill legalizing sam...
Liz Krueger | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York
I do not know that this legislation will pass, although I am optimistic. But whether we have the votes to pass marriage equality legislation or not, it will be a credit to the Senate.
NBC New York | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York
The girlfriend of alleged face-slasher Hiram Monserrate broke into tears while testifying this afternoon -- rushing from courtroom and throwing her bo...
nytimes.com | RALPH BLUMENTHAL | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York
The woman at the center of State Senator Hiram Monserrate's assault trial -- his companion, Karla Giraldo, whom Mr. Monserrate is accused of slashing ...
nypost.com | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York
The PBA union card that sent state Sen. Hiram Monserrate into a jealous rage after he found it in his girlfriend's pocketbook belongs to a married cop...
Times Union | JAMES M. ODATO | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York
ALBANY --- The attorney general's office is investigating if Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. submitted false statements in a grant application...
New York Times | DANNY HAKIM and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York
ALBANY - A former Senate employee who is suing the state over his dismissal in 2007 said on Thursday that he had testified under oath this week that h...
New York Daily News | Glenn Blain and Kenneth Lovett | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York
ALBANY - The son of Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. will quit his new $120,000-a-year Senate job today after prosecutors said they were lookin...
Times Union | Irene Jay Liu | Posted 09.12.2009 | New York
ALBANY -- In the weeks since the Senate stalemate ended, the chamber's Democrats have showered rehabilitated turncoat Sens. Pedro Espada Jr. of the Br...
Daily Intel | Daily Intel | Posted 09.10.2009 | Home
How badly did Democrats in Albany want to lure turncoat senator Pedro Espada Jr. back to their side? Well, we know they crowned him majority leader of...
Posted 09.07.2009 | New York
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand just released the following statement regarding the news that Rep. Carolyn Maloney will not be challenging her for the Demo...
New York Daily News | Erica Pearson and Leo Standora | Posted 08.31.2009 | New York
Irony of ironies. Sen. Pedro Espada Jr., who spearheaded a nearly five-week Senate gridlock that paralyzed much of the state's business, got a "Senat...
AP | The Associated Press | Posted 08.30.2009 | New York
(AP) -- Embattled state Sen. Hiram Monserrate could lose his seat if he's convicted of assaulting his girlfriend during an argument. A judge in Queen...
Observer | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York
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 ...
Henry J. Stern | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York
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.
AP | Posted 08.17.2009 | New York
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 ...
New York Times | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York
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...
Dan Collins | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York
Sen. Hiram Monserrate - whose girlfriend was treated for injuries around her left eye that required 20-40 stitches - has been put back in charge of the Consumer Protection Committee, a job that carries a $12,500 stipend.
New York Daily News | By Kenneth Lovett | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York
ALBANY - Democratic leaders quietly reinstated a $12,500 stipend for indicted Sen. Hiram Monserrate - one of two lawmakers who briefly joined Republic...
NBC NewYork | NBC New York | Posted 08.13.2009 | Home
The sales tax in New York City will be raised to 8.875 percent, making it one of the highest in the nation. Sponsored Topics: New York City - Sale...
New York Post | Brendan Scott | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York
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...
AP | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's Senate standoff ended Thursday as it started 31 days ago, with a freshman Democrat shifting the balance of power in th...
Bill Cunningham | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York
A 1943 N.Y. court ruling ordered the state to hold an election to fill a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor. Yes, we could have an election this November to decide who will fill the current vacancy.
Chris Norwood | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
In a media saturated nation, the more off base the pronouncements of those who are both senior and prominent are, the more they are considered "good copy."
New York Daily News | Kenneth Lovett and Glenn Blain | Posted 08.08.2009 | New York
Thirty-one days into their stalemate, do-nothing warring state senators are having their salaries withheld Wednesday - for the first time since the in...
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AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York