Rep. Anthony Weiner and 73 other representatives sent a letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asking Thomas to recuse himself from a potential challenge to the new health care law in virtue of his wife’s lobbying work.

Last year, Virginia Thomas founded a group called Liberty Central aimed at amplifying the concerns of Tea Read More

A good rule for those thinking of entering public service: when you’re an elected official, sending flirtatious shirtless photos of yourself to a girl you met on the Internet is a bad idea. Especially when you’re married.

Gawker reports that Rep. Christopher Lee, a Republican representing New York’s 26th district, responded to a post on Read More

Mayor Bloomberg took a whack at Albany at a morning news conference, blaming Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s cuts to the city and the continued imposition of state-sponsored mandates for everything from the proliferation of potholes to potential cuts to the uniformed services

Bloomberg said that a lack of city resources has led to a lag in Read More

Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal to curtail aid to Catholic schools has prompted a backlash from New York’s Catholic community, with leaders portraying the cuts as an unwarranted addition to already dire financial troubles.

New York State partially reimburses Catholic schools for state-mandated measures such as standardized testing, and Cuomo’s budget would reduce reimbursements to private Read More

The mayor of Schenectady is resigning in favor of a post in Cuomo’s administration.

Congressional Republicans broke ranks in helping Democrats block an extension of the Patriot Act.

Lawmakers are frustrated with the vagueness of Cuomo’s budget, which Dean Skelos said is a stalling tactic.

One example: Cuomo’s Spending and Read More

Dean Skelos said Cuomo is delaying by delegating when it comes to the budget.

Meanwhile, another senator defended Skelos from criticisms of sandbagging ethics reform.

Bloomberg’s testimony to a grand jury corroborated that campaign aide John Haggerty stole $1.1 million from the mayor.

Senate Democrats have been given an Read More

Statewide education coalition the Alliance for Quality Education has launched a contest that recruits New Yorkers to make videos protesting Andrew Cuomo’s proposed cuts to education.

Contestants will compete for prizes that include an iPad or $1,000 in funding for education or local youth programs. In a video on AQE’s website, communications director Nikki Jones Read More

Shoddy bookkeeping deprived the New York City of over $3.35 million in tax revenue, according to two audits conducted by Comptroller John Liu.

One audit found that a program that sought to spur growth by suspending participants’ property taxes continued to exempt some organizations after they had left the program, costing the city $785,730. The Read More

In Albany, Bloomberg

Micah Kellner op-eds for GAAP budgeting. Read More