Good morning! It’s tax day, so if you haven’t already, please file your income taxes. The temperature will still be warm here in Albany, but not obnoxiously, record-breakingly warm like it was yesterday. There’s a high risk of fire, actually. Gov. Andr... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany with no public schedule as of yet. The Legislature is back, too, after its two-week spring break. Both houses will be in session this afternoon. Expect a lot of activity at the Capitol – including a big press conference h... »
A state audit of the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn found that there were fake bids for construction contracts and other problems with the system for purchasing goods and services, according to Comptroller Thomas DiNa... »
Reactions—both positive and negative—have been pouring in on the final budget deal struck by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Senate and the Assembly. The budget is on time (adopted before the April 1 start of the new fiscal year) for the second year in a row. T... »
The court-appointed special master, US Magistrate Judge Roanne Mann, released her final proposal for new congressional lines just before midnight last night, and there are very few changes from the first draft she put out last week that generated consi... »
State Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, who's firing up a campaign to unseat Brooklyn Rep. Ed Towns, is out with a letter running down the look of his local CDs as envisioned by federal Magistrate Roanne Mann. Jeffries -- who's concerned the new plan dumps ... »
The Civil Service Employees Association is blanketing the state with ads against the new pension tier proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Tier 6 would be less generous than other tiers. It would apply only to new employees, who would have to contribute more... »
The Civil Service Employees Association is up "in every major market in the state on TV and radio" with the below ad arguing against the proposed new Tier VI pension plan. As our Ken Lovett noted here on Daily Politics this morning, Cuomo is set to mee... »
This story has been around for years: the taxpayer-funded plastic surgery offered to Buffalo teachers under their union contract but it’s gotten a media bump today, since CNN broadcast a piece on the perk, which includes breast enhancements, face lifts... »
Shelly Silver and Assembly Democrats want to keep Bob Turner and his district around--mostly because they think it can be won by a Democrat in November. By expanding the reach of former top aide Ben Lawsky's portfolio at the Department of Financial Ser... »
Newt Gingrich, barista. (Photo: Facebook) Laura Nahmias takes a good look at the redistricting situation. Carl Kruger buys his seat, literally. Tom DiNapoli says Governor Cuomo's pension plan isn't "the smartest move." Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibr... »
Newt Gingrich and Michael Bloomberg, back in friendlier days. (Photo: Getty) David Seifman looks into "The grudge: Mike vs. Andy." Governor Cuomo picked a fight over education policy. The Daily News calls the head of NYC's teacher union "shameful." The... »
Andrew Cuomo is considering an overhaul of the tax code which would include a new bracket for upper-income earners, a move that would appeal to his liberal allies but anger many of his supporters in the business community. William Boyland has a hit "a ... »
More than 200 people were arrested during Occupy Wall Street's Day of Action yesterday as organizers were gauging public support for their movement. Labor unions helped swell the ranks of the evening protests. Two NYPD were injured NYPD cops in riot... »
Hundreds of police officers cleared Zuccotti Park in a morning raid today. The raid came just as Occupation Wall Street protesters were organizing massive demonstrations to celebrate their two-month anniversary. The Post approves. And up at Occupy ... »
