The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee likes what it sees when it comes to at least two House campaigns in New York, targeting the candidacies of Julian Schreibman in the NY-19 and Leslie Danks Burke in the NY-23. Schreibman, running in the ne... »
Add campaign finance reform to the list of topics that will be up for discussion – at least in some corners – during the post-budget portion of the legislative session after lawmakers return from their two-week Easter/Passover break. A series of local ... »
The campaign of Sen. Greg Ball’s Democratic opponent, Justin Wagner, issued a statement excoriating the Hudson Valley Republican for Tweeting a photo of himself wearing a Superman T-shirt and shorts – but no pants – likening the incident to the on-line... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany, and meets with the Council of Episcopal Bishops of New York State at 11 a.m. in the Red Room. This is a closed-press event, but was advised by the press office. Oral arguments start today before the US Supreme Court in w... »
Count the Assembly Republicans among New Yorkers celebrating the news that Tim Tebow indeed is coming to the Empire State, thanks to his trade from the Denver Broncos to the Jets. Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt, a Hudson Valley lawmaker, posted this photo... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had a busy day of robocalls. As Liz blogged earlier this morning, the governor cut a robocall for Democratic hopeful Chris Fahey, an aide to Rep. Brian Higgins who is running in the 145th AD. Now he’s also got a call out for Democ... »
Republican and Conservative Congressional Candidate Tom Engel, who was preparing for a run in Maurice Hinchey’s old district if the lines stayed roughly the same, just announced that he will not run because he is confident that the final lines will be ... »
Bust out the popcorn, political junkies. As confirmed by The Examiner, a local Hudson Valley publication, Republican Assemblyman Steve Katz plans to launch a primary challenge against Sen. Greg Ball, his erstwhile ally. In an area of the state that has... »
The proposed Congressional maps as drawn by a special master appears to consolidate more counties and center upon cities like Rochester, Syracuse and Buffalo, making for a compact political landscape. Rep. Bill Owens, for instance, is drawn entirely wi... »
Ever since Rep. Maurice Hinchey’s announcement last week that he will not seek re-election this fall, the conventional wisdom has been that his district, NY-22, will likely be obliterated when LATFOR turns its attention to redrawing the House lines. Hi... »
Jumping off from this story in City and State this morning about the deviation of districts in upstate compared to New York City and Long Island, here’s some more data that shows how upstate would have more influence than their population if these line... »
Though the project has been talked about, debated and hashed out for more than a decade, the state hasn’t gotten around to a basic of building a new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge — until today. The Department of Transportation and the state T... »
Common Cause says a 63rd Senate seat is a terrible idea, but if it has be done, at least put the new district somewhere in the five boroughs of New York City. “Putting an additional Senate district anywhere but in New York City systematically distorts ... »
There’s been a lot of speculation since new broke of Rep. Maurice Hinchey’s retirement about the status of his district, NY-22, which stretches from the Hudson Valley (Poughkeepsie) through the Southern Tier (Binghamton) and up to the Finger Lakes (Ith... »
Sen. Mark Grisanti has raised a whopping $246,687 since the November general election, the bulk of which came from deep pocketed donors who supported Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s successful push to legalize same-sex marriage in which the WNY Republican lawmaker... »
