Republican Rick Lazio has secured 55 percent of the weighted vote to win the GOP nomination for governor at the party’s convention this spring, picking up the endorsements today from the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester and Rockland county chairmen. Brooklyn Republican chairman Craig Eaton, Westchester Republican chairman Doug Colety, Rockland Republican… Read More →
Gov. David Paterson’s proposal to legalize mixed-martial arts events in New York is receiving a knockout blow from New York voters, according to a poll today. Sixty-eight percent of registered voters believe the sport should remain illegal in the state, with just 29 percent agreeing with Paterson’s plan, according to… Read More →
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, a Democrat, continued his upstate tour today in trying to woo Republicans to cross-endorse him for governor, meeting with county GOP chairmen from the Rochester region in Ontario County. While the chairmen were impressed with Levy’s credentials and message, Ontario County GOP chairman Jay Dutcher—who… Read More →
Unshackle Upstate said today that the state budget proposed by Gov. David Paterson “falls way short of the real reform needed to safeguard New York’s fiscal future.” The group of upstate businesses said that Paterson’s budget adds $2 billion in new spending and $1.4 billion in new taxes and fees,... Read More →
The Democratic-led state Legislature and a coalition of groups are looking to remove prisoners from the population count for the U.S. Census and for redistricting in 2012, lowering the population in many upstate Republican legislative districts. The proposal calls for counting prisoners in their hometowns, rather than in the districts… Read More →
Gov. David Paterson received a warm welcome this morning from the ladies of ABC’s “The View,” and former professional football quarterback Tim Hasselbeck, the husband of co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck and an ESPN analyst. (The Hasselbecks are switching jobs with each other today.) He talked about President Barack Obama’s State… Read More →
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer talked about the prostitution scandal that brought him down in this interview released today on bigthink.com, talking about the pain he caused his family, how he let down them and the public down and how others can avoid similar troubles by simply not being stupid. “I… Read More →
Alan Van Capelle, the executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda since 2003 and the long-time leader of the effort in Albany for same-sex marriage, is leaving the post to become deputy comptroller for external affairs in the office of New York City Comptroller John Liu. In his announcement,... Read More →
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb is among Republican leaders touring upstate today and tomorrow meeting with local Republican officials to discuss their slate and agenda for 2010. Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, a Democrat, is doing the same, heading to Syracuse and Watertown today and Rochester tomorrow as he talks… Read More →
Assemblyman Joseph Errigo, R-Conesus, Livingston County, said this morning that Erie County Executive Chris Collins made the right decision last night to end his exploratory campaign for governor. “I think it was the right decision. At least I give him credit for making the right decision and not embarrassing the… Read More →