Mayor Bloomberg hailed what he called “the best legislative session for the City in a decade,” adding: “City taxpayers are winners today in Albany.” A plethors of budget reactions, compliments of CapCon. Environmental Advocates pointed out the “missed ... »
This “wanted” poster is hanging up at the GOP convention, reminding everyone – as if any needed reminding – that the top target here is now fellow Republican, but rather Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. I actually think the photo they’ve chosen is r... »
With the Rochester GOP convention at which rank-and-file party members will select an opponent – or opponents – to face off against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand looming, opponents of attorney Wendy Long are trying to nip her growing support in the bud. Long... »
A coalition of black and Hispanic state lawmakers, along with minority advocacy groups, are pushing Gov. Andrew Cuomo to adopt a broader policy of Medicaid prescription drug access. In an open letter advertisement running in the black community newspap... »
Wendy Long, the conservative attorney who is the latest Republican to throw her hat into the ring against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, has picked up her first endorsement from Onondaga County Chairman Tom Dadey. Long is in Syracuse today for the... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany. At 10:30 a.m. he will hold a Black History Month event in the War Room at the state Capitol (outside the governor’s office, second floor). This event comes just days before the annual caucus weekend hosted by the NYS Ass... »
President Obama is set to deliver his 3rd State of the Union address today. (In case you are wondering, the speech he gave in 2009 was technically a message to Congress and not a State of the Union – though it had the same level of pomp) Meanwhile, bac... »
The 24 countdown to the New Hampshire primaries has begun. Our own Nick Reisman will be filing dispatches from the great Granite State. Stay tuned. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany with no public schedule as of yet. Members of his cabinet are fanning out... »
