Gov. David Paterson has added a feature to his government Web site titled “Governor David A. Paterson: A Record Of Accomplishment.” As he seeks to regain the public’s confidence in a bid to run for a full four-year term next year, the Web site lists a series of steps he… Read More →
As reported today, Senate Republicans are teaming up with county clerks around the state to protest Democrats’ plan to increase fees on licenses and require people to get new ones when their vehicle registrations expire. For example, Sen. Thomas Libous’s campaign has registered one of the online petitions—nonewplates.org —that is… Read More →
The state’s financial picture continues to get gloomier with projections today that the five-year deficit will balloon by 16 percent from projections just three months ago. Gov. David Paterson’s budget office today is expected to release a mid-year report that shows the state’s deficit will grow to $44 billion over… Read More →
NYPIRG, Citizens Union, Common Cause and League of Women Voters today sent a letter to the Legislative Ethics Commission calling on it to investigate whether Sen. Hiram Monserrate, D-Queens, has illegally set up a legal defense fund as he faces sentencing in December for misdemeanor assault involving his girlfriend. The… Read More →
Gov. David Paterson indicated today that he wants state lawmakers to pass legislation that would link property taxes to household incomes as part of a way to curb state expenses. There’s just one problem: The state doesn’t have the money to pay for it. And Paterson said this afternoon during… Read More →
The National Organization for Women in New York, The New Agenda and The Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee have started their own petition drive and letter asking Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson to have Sen. Hiram Monserrate, D-Queens, removed from office. That’s in addition to the other petition that was recently… Read More →
The state continues to raid a fund dedicated for repair of roads and bridges to pay for operating expenses, leading to a deterioration of the state’s infrastructure, according to a report today from the state’s Comptroller’s Office. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said that since 1991, only 35 percent, or $11.6 billion,... Read More →
Gov. David Paterson’s proposed mid-year budget cuts are facing pushback from Senate Democrats, with Senate Finance Chairman Carl Kruger, D-Brooklyn, this afternoon warning that the Senate will not go along with some of the cuts to education and health care. After two public hearings this week on the budget, Kruger… Read More →
Among the potential Republican candidates for governor next year, Erie County Executive Chris Collins is looking to regroup after comparing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to Adolf Hitler and an Antichrist, and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani won’t say whether he will run until after next week’s election. In the meantime, GOP… Read More →
Add Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Fairport, Monroe County, to the list of political leaders who want Sen. Hiram Monserrate, D-Queens, to resign after he was found guilty earlier this month of misdemeanor assault involving his girlfriend. “As a co-author of the Violence Against Women Act, I find it offensive that Sen…. Read More →