ALBANY—Democrats controlling the State Senate have pared down their agenda for tomorrow's session.
Four bills were removed from the rules calendar, according to spokesman Austin Shafran, after Republicans "expressed to us that they would not be supporting them" and Democrats, without Senator Brian Foley, won't have the 32 votes needed to pass them. Read More
Here’s my attempt to document the making of an anti-Bloomberg press conference.
The amigos just walked into the Senate chamber gallery from Pedro Espada’s office to pose for this photo.
Steve Pigeon, the top operative for billionaire Tom Golisano, emerged to say that Golisano still supported Espada, who is now back with majority Senate Democrats.
Espada, along with Hiram Monserrate, began the whole Senate coup by Read More
The amigos just walked into the Senate chamber gallery from Pedro Espada’s office to pose for this photo.
Steve Pigeon, the top operative for billionaire Tom Golisano, emerged to say that Golisano still supported Espada, who is now back with majority Senate Democrats.
Espada, along with Hiram Monserrate, began the whole Senate coup Read More
ALBANY—Three Democratic state senators walked out of the still-divided chamber this afternoon before their Democratic colleagues convened into a regular session. While it didn't have any effect on the session's outcome–there was no quorum, and as such, no bills were acted on–it was a very public show of disunity in a conference that looks Read More
ALBANY—Three State Senate Democrats are trying to call David Paterson's bluff.
State Senators Hiram Monserrate, Carl Kruger and Eric Adams formally requested David Paterson sign into law 14 bills that were passed in extraordinary session on Tuesday. They maintain bills passed in that session are not legally sound because the Assembly, while it has passed Read More
ALBANY—Three State Senate Democrats are trying to call David Paterson’s bluff.
State Senators Hiram Monserrate, Carl Kruger and Eric Adams formally requested David Paterson sign into law 14 bills that were passed in extraordinary session on Tuesday. They maintain bills passed in that session are not legally sound because the Assembly, while it has Read More
ALBANY—On Tuesday morning, David Paterson sent the still-hobbled State Senate his political wish list to act on in extraordinary session that went up in flames. Now, as the governor points his finger at the chamber, some are wondering if that was the idea all along.
"It wouldn't surprise me if it was either Read More
ALBANY—State Senator Bill Perkins is for gay marriage. Most of his constituents in his majority African-American district, if the polling on this issue is any indication, are not.
“There’s no question that there are moments, in this case and other cases, where we have that thorny dilemma,” Perkins said. “Many of us who are Read More
ALBANY—State Senator Bill Perkins is for gay marriage. Most of his constituents in his majority African-American district, if the polling on this issue is any indication, are not.
"There's no question that there are moments, in this case and other cases, where we have that thorny dilemma," Perkins said. "Many of us who are Read More
