President Obama refused to pick sides in the Super Bowl. “You’d think that if a congresswoman got shot in the head, that would have changed Congress’ views (on gun control,” Mayor Bloomberg said on “Meet the Press.” Rudy Giuliani sounded like he’s lean... »
State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long stopped by the CapTon studios on his way home to NYC after a very successful 50th anniversary CPPAC in Colonie this weekend to chat a bit about the three would-be Republican challengers to Democratic Sen. Kir... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds a closed-door cabinet meeting at noon in the Red Room at the Capitol. That’s about the same time we were originally told to expect LATFOR’s lines. Now it’s looking closer to 2 p.m. – at least for the Assembly. An Assembly source... »
The oil and gas industry in New York is praising President Obama’s comments on natural gas development in last night’s State of the Union address. The environmental lobby? Not so much. In a passage on energy development and job creation, Obama said: Th... »
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is being tapped to co-chair the Unit on Mortgage Origination and Securitization Abuses by President Obama. Meanwhile, Schneiderman has been beating back attempts by the Obama administration to reach a multi-state sett... »
State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, one of a dozen top college officials who attended a brainstorming session with President Obama last month, said in a statement today that she liked what she heard during his State of the Union addr... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking his budget address to Buffalo. He’ll be at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center at 10 a.m. While he’s in town, he’ll likely face questions about Roswell Park funding and keeping the Bills in WNY. We’re expecting Senate and ... »
By Jessica Edwards:If you passed a small yellow school bus with a license plate that read "onthesly", which was filled with a group from Ghana, and driven by a stocky bearded hippie-like fellow named Griffin...would you guess they'd be coming home to B... »
