ALBANY—Since they were both in the same room yesterday, I took Assemblyman Mark Schroeder's suggestion and asked State Senators Antoine Thompson and Bill Stachowski—all three men are Democrats from Buffalo—whether they agreed with Schroeder that Senator Pedro Espada Jr. is a "thug" and should resign as his chamber's majority Read More
ALBANY—Democratic Assemblyman Mark Schroeder never planned to call State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. a thug, but now he's calling on him–and Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, who "rushed to his defense"–to come to his Buffalo district and apologize.
On Friday, Schroeder called publicly for Espada to resign his leadership Read More
ALBANY—State Senator Kevin Parker's legal troubles have meant promotion for two of his colleagues to "keep the conference's agenda moving forward."
Majority Leader Malcolm Smith immediately stripped Parker–who is facing a felony charge–of his leadership positions. In a statement issued this morning, Smith announced that State Senator Antoine Thompson will serve as the Read More
ALBANY—State Senator Kevin Parker’s legal troubles have meant promotion for two of his colleagues to “keep the conference’s agenda moving forward.”
Majority Leader Malcolm Smith immediately stripped Parker–who is facing a felony charge–of his leadership positions. In a statement issued this morning, Smith announced that State Senator Antoine Thompson will serve as the acting Read More
ALBANY—The bottle bill may not make it, although at the moment the budget remains highly fluid.
A pared-down version that would extend deposits to bottled water was in a draft proposal last night, as reported this morning, but it’s unclear if even that will pass.
“We’re still working on it,” said State Senator Read More
ALBANY—The bottle bill may not make it, although at the moment the budget remains highly fluid.
A pared-down version that would extend deposits to bottled water was in a draft proposal last night, as reported this morning, but it's unclear if even that will pass.
"We're still working on it," Read More
ALBANY—A group lobbying against an expansion of the state’s bottle bill is going on the air with the ad below.
The group of bottlers — called New Yorkers for Real Recycling Reform — said in a press release that the ad will air in the Capital Region and around the state starting this week. Read More
ALBANY—Where’s Malcolm?
All eyes are on the State Senate—and Majority Leader Malcolm Smith—as the deadline to act on the MTA’s deficit approaches. There don’t seem to be enough votes in the chamber to pass the plan proposed by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver last week, yesterday which Republicans oppose because of a payroll tax, and Read More
ALBANY—Where's Malcolm?
All eyes are on the State Senate—and Majority Leader Malcolm Smith—as the deadline to act on the MTA's deficit approaches. There don't seem to be enough votes in the chamber to pass the plan proposed by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver last week, yesterday which Republicans oppose because of a payroll tax, Read More
ALBANY—A group lobbying against an expansion of the state's bottle bill is going on the air with the ad below.
The group of bottlers — called New Yorkers for Real Recycling Reform — said in a press release that the ad will air in the Capital Region and around the state starting Read More
