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Central New Yorkers react to Gov. David Paterson’s speech: ‘Optimistic tone’ but ‘follow through needed’ (Updated)
Syracuse Post-Standard Syracuse, NY Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R-Canandaigua “Gov. Paterson's address sounded an optimistic tone, but what New Yorkers will be looking for, what my Assembly Republican colleagues and I will be waiting for, is
Read More »A fair health plan: Rich must pay fair share of costs
Syracuse Post-Standard Syracuse, NY By Karen Scharff and Bob Cohen Now that the Senate, following the House, is debating health care reform legislation this month, another issue is moving toward center stage: How do we fund health
Read More »Special-interest groups lobby against cuts
Politics on the Hudson (Journal News Blog) Hudson Valley, NY As the Legislature prepares to meet in special session on budget cuts tomorrow, the halls of the Capitol and Legislative Office Building are busy with lobbyists
Read More »Sure, I’d wreck Albany again, says Billionaire Tom Golisano
The Daily News M. Benjamin for NewsBillionaire Tom Golisano helped engineer the defection of two Democrats that launched the 31-day state senate stalemate. Billionaire Tom Golisano - who engineered the GOP coup that paralyzed the Senate
Read More »Coup in New York Senate
Music from a Keyless Piano The spectacular New York State Capitol building stands glorious and stately. It’s a building to be proud of but civic prides stops at the magnificent doors. Inside the halls feel
Read More »Senate "Gridlock"
The "Wonkster" Gotham Gazette Democrats and Republicans emerged separately from a meeting this evening and declared they have not been able to negotiate a power-sharing agreement. Supreme Court Justice Thomas McNamara delayed ruling on the matter this
Read More »Both sides of Senate coup protest at Capitol
Fox 23 News Albany, NY As the politicians were in court and meeting the media on Monday, civilians upset about what's been happening, or rather not happening, at the Capitol were making their voices heard. In the
Read More »Espada Fights Fire With Fire
The Daily Politics The Daily News There is what amounts to a shout-off going down just outside the Senate chamber between supporters of Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. and anti-Espada protestors. The anti group appears to be the
Read More »Protesters say voters undermined by Senate coup
Legislative Gazette Albany, NY Voters and their advocates held a press conference and protest just outside the Senate Chamber lobby to speak out against the recent turn of events in the state Senate — specifically billionaire
Read More »Citizens Group Blasts Golisano
WNED Buffalo, NY BUFFALO (wned) - Citizen Action of New York has targeted its anger at two men who, they claim, orchestrated this week's events in Albany: Tom Golisano, the Rochester billionaire; and adviser Steve Pigeon,
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