Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and state Sen. Eric Schneiderman tonight skipped the first upstate debate for Democratic attorney general candidates, televised by WXXI public broadcasting in Rochester. It was sponsored by Voice of the Voter, a collaboration between WXXI, the Democrat and Chronicle and WHAM-TV. Those participating were… Read More →
U.S. Senate hopeful Joe DioGuardi is out with his first television ad, a 30-second spot that knocks Congress for overspending. “In Congress they use this card to vote, but they’ve turned it into the most expensive credit card in the world,” says DioGuardi, a former congressman from Westchester County. “And… Read More →
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Inspector General Joseph Fisch teamed up again today to release its second report about alleged misconduct at the state prison system’s food operations department, finding that private vendors were allowed to bankroll office parties and meals for state employees and procurement laws were repeatedly skirted. The… Read More →
The state’s chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business today endorsed Somers Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy in a Republican primary against Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, Putnam County. It is the group’s first endorsement of the election season. “Mary Beth Murphy is the right candidate for small business in this… Read More →
Collecting taxes from cigarettes on Indian reservations sold to non-tribal members, a long-sought source of revenue for New York, will have to a wait. A federal judge in Buffalo on Tuesday issued a temporary block on collecting the tax, which is expected to generate about $150 million for the cash-strapped… Read More →
Gov. David Paterson announced this afternoon that he has signed 66 bills into law and vetoed 26 bills. Some of the highlights of the ones he signed are: —Employers who give workers leave time to attend funerals for family members must give the same leave to same-sex committed partners. “I… Read More →
The state Education Department has issued a guidance letter to school districts following a New York Civil Liberties Union analysis last month that found at least 20 percent of districts may be unlawfully barring or discouraging immigrant students from enrolling. The NYCLU wrote to 139 school districts “with problematic enrollment… Read More →
The New Roosevelt Initiative is continuing its campaign to oust embattled Sen. Pedro Espada in next month’s Democratic primary, putting out this mailer today that knocks the Bronx senator and calls on voters to back his primary foe Gustavo Rivera. The group, led by Democratic activist Bill Samuels, has made… Read More →
The gubernatorial campaign of Republican Carl Paladino is inching further east. Paladino netted the endorsement of the Chemung County Republican Party. It is the third county to go to Paladino, a Buffalo real estate developer, in August. Granted, Chemung County was never too hot on Paladino’s challenger, former Rep. Rick… Read More →
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today said his office will investigate potential “patronage, cronyism and waste of taxpayer money” at the New York State Fair. The move by the Democratic candidate for governor comes after a scathing report by the Inspector General’s Office earlier this month that found former State Fair… Read More →