Malcolm Smith Agrees with Spitzer, Abruptly

The AP has an official statement from Democratic Senate Leader Malcolm Smith explaining why he pulled his entire conference off a bill raising salaries for state lawmakers–something Governor Spitzer opposed. Smith said the conference changed position because Senate Republicans didn't agree to campaign finance reform.

As a result, the members of Read More

Spitzer Forum Notes

Random mini-highlights from a New School forum today about the incoming Spitzer administration:

NYPIRG’s Albany man Blair Horner said the new governor “has to have a big reform victory that people understand” quickly, because the longer he’s there, and the more Spitzer works with lawmakers, the harder it’ll be to leverage public support for major Read More