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Same-Sex Marriage May Get Albany Vote On Tuesday

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson on Monday urged lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it "an issue that touches on the...

Three arrested in Paterson home robbery after police find dropped getaway car keys

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 10.23.2009 | Home

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PATERSON -- Three men were arrested on robbery charges after police found a set of left-behind getaway car keys in home they allegedly broke into ...

Strained resources curb fight on prostitution in Paterson

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 10.12.2009 | Home

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PATERSON -- Dire funding shortages threaten programs intended to help prostitutes get off drugs and the streets, according to a report in The Reco...

Crowd urges Paterson officials to address shootings, homicides

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home

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PATERSON -- The Tuesday evening city council meeting drew more than 200 people, many asking for increased police patrols following the city's 12th...

Paterson Wastes His 'Meet the Press' Moment: Politicker

Politicker NY | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York


Watching David Paterson play dumb on "Meet the Press" on Sunday called to mind a favorite scene from "The Naked Gun," when Leslie Nielsen's Lt. Frank ...

Navy veteran shot to death in apparent robbery in Paterson

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 09.26.2009 | Home

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PATERSON -- A Navy veteran discharged this past July was shot to death in an apparent robbery this morning, a report in the Record said. Police sa...

Gov. Paterson Insists He Didn't Take Shot At Obama

Politicker NY | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 09.23.2009 | New York


ALBANY - David Paterson insisted comments he made yesterday about Barack Obama's effectiveness in Washington were not a "shot" at the president. This ...

Paterson Planning 2010 Run, Ignoring Obama

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson isn't scrapping his plans to run for the office he inherited 18 months ago, despite growing pressure from Was...

Obama: Paterson Should Quit New York Governor's Race

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York


President Obama has asked an increasingly embattled Gov. David Paterson to bow out of the 2010 governor's race. Two senior administration officials...

Paterson Signs Order That Could Save Off-Track Betting

AP | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Gov. David Paterson has signed an executive order that could send the long-troubled New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. to bank...

David Paterson's New York Struggle

Politicker NY | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 09.19.2009 | New York


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...

Curfews For Adults? New Jersey Officials Say It's Possible

AP | VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 09.18.2009 | New York


PATERSON, N.J. — Curfews might not be just for kids anymore in one northern New Jersey city. Seeking to curb violence after a spate of deadly s...

David Paterson Not Concerned About Bad Polls

Politicker NY | Azi Payabarah | Posted 09.18.2009 | New York


David Paterson said he would be more concerned about his bad poll numbers, but there are simply too many polls for him to care. Paterson also said tha...

Donald Trump Blasts Choice Of Richard Ravitch As Lt. Governor

AP | Posted 08.13.2009 | New York


NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump wants New York Gov. David Paterson to send his new lieutenant governor a message: You're fired. The New York Post repor...

State Senate Chaos Cost Taxpayers A Bundle

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...

Gov. Paterson Suggests Dems Should Accept Leadership Role For Sen. Pedro Espada

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...

Pension Tension: Paterson Veto Shocks Police, Firefighter Unions

New York Post | BRENDAN SCOTT | Posted 07.05.2009 | Local


Gov. Paterson dropped a bombshell on two powerful unions when he unexpectedly vetoed a routine measure that for nearly 30 years had allowed city cops...

Dear Governor Paterson (An Open Letter)

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics


Russell Simmons

As the first African-American Governor of New York, you have already made history. We now want to help you create a legacy.

Paterson SAME-SEX MARRIAGE Bill Is Moving Forward

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson plans to introduce legislation this week to legalize same-sex marriage, reviving a bill that died in...

Sam Stein

Paterson: Nationalization Should Be On The Table

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


New York Governor David Paterson said Friday that he is cautiously open to bank nationalization, now a front-burner political issue, as a measure to a...

Caroline Kennedy Paterson's Choice: Officials

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


The AP reports that officials are saying Caroline Kennedy will be New York's next senator: Officials say the daughter of the late President John F. K...

Sam Stein

New Poll Could Give Paterson Cover For Kennedy Appointment

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics


New York's next Senator will be picked by Gov. David Paterson and Paterson only. But on Tuesday, Quinnipiac University released a public survey on the...

Vet the Princess Before She's Crowned

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Joe Cutbirth

It's time for reporters covering this story to dispense with the navel gazing and to get started vetting Ms. Kennedy's ideas and positions.