(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...
NBC New York | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York
Don't hire anyone! That's the message from City Hall to New York City agencies. Sponsored Topics: New York City - United States - New York - ...
New York Daily News | By Glenn Blain and Kenneth Lovett | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson said it may be time for his fellow Democrats to accept turncoat Bronx Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. in a major leadership role as warri...
Dan Collins | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York
There is nothing more depressing than realizing you weren't being cynical enough about politicians.
Barbara Bartoletti | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York
In Albany, dysfunction is a way of life, journalists, lobbyists and political pundits who walk the marble halls of the Capitol have learned over the decades how to menuver around this dysfunction.
AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York
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...
The Capitol | The Capitol | Posted 07.23.2009 | Home
The last time Sen. Pedro Espada, Jr. allied himself with the Republicans, Democrat Ruben Diaz, Sr. roundly defeated him in the general election by a ...
Dan Collins | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York
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!
New York Daily News | Glenn Blain in Albany and Celeste Katz in New York | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York
Rogue Democrat Hiram Monserrate, a key figure in the fight for the state Senate, has likened himself to Jesus Christ....
NY Times | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York
Democratic lawmakers urged Gov. David A. Paterson on Saturday to call a special session of the State Senate this week, saying they hoped it would help...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics
Democrats in New York clambered Tuesday to regain their majority after Monday's Republican coup. Local party officials are pursuing legal and politica...
AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics
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Odile Weissenborn | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics
In New York, the 36-year-old Rockefeller Drug Laws may be massively overhauled.
AP | The Associated Press | Posted 08.30.2009 | New York