By Staff 9/19/06 11:49am

Pataki's Parting Gift for Wiesenfeld

After months of delays, George Pataki sent the name of Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, his former Jewish liaison, to the Republican-controlled state Senate for reappointment as trustee to CUNY last Friday. And it went nowhere.

A spokeswoman for Senate Republicans, Lisa Black, blamed the hold-up on a technicality: Wiesenfeld’s name, she said, was sent too late Read More

By Staff 9/27/05 2:12pm

Everyone Out of the Pool

In an effort to stanch the bleeding on the Republican side of the State Senate, Joe Bruno may be trying to dissuade some of his colleagues from leaping into the packed pool of pols seeking the GOP’s gubernatorial nod.

“Bruno is believed to be trying to persuade the four governor wannabes (Long Islanders Michael Read More