A state task force is expected to release new district maps today for all 213 legislative seats after a lengthy and secretive process that has been derided by good-government groups. Some Assembly and Senate districts are expected to see significant sh... »
Maps for new legislative districts in the state Legislature could be released as early as tomorrow, and perhaps no where will see as many changes as the Hudson Valley—due to population growth and gerrymandering. The Times Union reported today that a ne... »
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... »
Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson is retiring, making the Democrats’ task of holding the Senate all the more difficult. Hillary Clinton tops the Gallup poll list of most admired woman for a record 16th time, while President Obama is the most admired man for the... »
