PLATTSBURGH—Mayor Don Kasprzak was one of the first Republican officials to openly endorse Doug Hoffman over Dede Scozzafava (before her candidacy collapsed) in his bid for Congress, and is warning there might be “challenges” for other Republicans who were late to, or have not yet arrived at, the party.
“Oh, I’m pretty Read More
ALBANY—More than 200 people showed up at the New York Athletic Club Thursday night–overlooking Central Park–for a reception hosted by the state Conservative Party. George Pataki was one of them. He wasn’t scheduled to speak at the event, which was held to honor former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton.
But the ex-governor–a moderate, particularly by national Read More
ALBANY—Tuesday’s debate over same-sex marriage legislation in the State Assembly was supposed, according to the measure’s advocates, to demonstrate to some fence-sitting state senators that there is safety in numbers for supporters of the measure. But is that true?
There were five Assembly members who changed their votes from 2007, when an almost-identical measure Read More
ALBANY—Tuesday's debate over same-sex marriage legislation in the State Assembly was supposed, according to the measure's advocates, to demonstrate to some fence-sitting state senators that there is safety in numbers for supporters of the measure. But is that true?
There were five Assembly members who changed their votes from 2007, when an almost-identical measure Read More
QUEENSBURY—Jim Tedisco cut the ribbon at his new campaign headquarters with a little help from Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward, who represents this suburban Glens Falls town in the state's lower legislative chamber.
She introduced Tedisco, noting that "we could not have a better leader" in the Assembly Republican conference or, her opinion, anyone better running for Read More
