ALBANY—School governance legislation is in trouble.
A meeting last night between Senator John Sampson, the Democratic conference leader, and Senators Bill Perkins and Shirley Huntley with Deputy Mayors Kevin Sheekey and Dennis Walcott did not go well, a Democratic source said. Depending on the outcome of a Democratic conference scheduled for noon, the legislation Read More
The lawyers are standing down, mostly.
"Most of the cases have been rendered moot after the agreement reached yesterday and the resulting regular session of the Senate," Austin Shafran, a spokesman for the State Senate Democrats, said.
There have been six lawsuits filed in connection with the now-resolved leadership struggle in the chamber Read More
The lawyers are standing down, mostly.
“Most of the cases have been rendered moot after the agreement reached yesterday and the resulting regular session of the Senate,” Austin Shafran, a spokesman for the State Senate Democrats, said.
There have been six lawsuits filed in connection with the now-resolved leadership struggle in the chamber Read More
ALBANY—Steve Pigeon, a registered lobbyist, violated the rules of the State Senate when he appeared on the floor, Democrats allege.
While Pigeon insisted to me by phone that he "resigned" as the "volunteer" lobbyist for Responsible New York, the political entity of Florida-based billionaire Tom Golisano, a spokesman for the Commission Read More
ALBANY—The mood here among lawmakers tonight reminds me of what architect Henry Hobson Richardson once famousy wrote about Albany: “Misery, wretchedness, ennui and the devil. I’ve got to spend another night in Albany.”
After meeting behind closed doors for an hour, Supreme Court Justice Joseph Teresi said he will hear David Paterson out on Read More
ALBANY—The mood here among lawmakers tonight reminds me of what architect Henry Hobson Richardson once famousy wrote about Albany: "Misery, wretchedness, ennui and the devil. I've got to spend another night in Albany."
After meeting behind closed doors for an hour, Supreme Court Justice Joseph Teresi said he will hear David Paterson Read More
ALBANY—After spending less than five minutes in an extraordinary session this afternoon, Democrats in the hobbled State Senate questioned the legal relevance of anything they would pass and said they don't want to do it again.
"Members are going home today," State Senator Malcolm Smith, one of several leaders in the conference, told Read More
ALBANY—After State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. joined Republicans for a brief meeting in the Senate chamber this afternoon, Democrats are calling on a judge to declare him in contempt of court for violating a temporary restraining order.
The order, signed Thursday by Justice Karen Peters, enjoins Espada Jr. from Read More
ALBANY—After State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. joined Republicans for a brief meeting in the senate chamber this afternoon, Democrats are calling on a judge to declare him in contempt of court for violating a temporary restraining order.
The order, signed Thursday by Justice Karen Peters, enjoins Espada Jr. from “exercising any of the powers Read More
ALBANY—Judge Thomas McNamara says he'd rather not get involved in a leadership dispute embroiling the New York State Senate, but will decide officially whether to hear the case on Monday.
"There are three co-equal branches of government," he just said in Supreme Court after conferencing with attorneys for Republicans and Democrats over Read More
