Albany Lawmakers Jump In With Both Feet
Here’s something you don’t see every day, via our brave Glenn Blain: State Sen. Martin Golden and a handful of other lawmakers got what looked suspiciously like foot massages in the cavernous lobby of...
View ArticleSiena poll: Cuomo still riding high
Daily News Albany bureau chief Ken Lovett reports: Gov. Cuomo's successful fight to cut spending, including for schools and health care, actually helped his already sky-high standing among New Yorkers,...
View ArticleShelly Silver And Tom Libous In The Senate Chamber: We Took A Picture......
And now for the photographic stylings of our very own Ken Lovett:"That's Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver sitting in the Senate Chamber next to Deputy GOP Majority Leader Thomas Libous."Silver and a...
View ArticleInmates' Families Call for Wrongful Conviction Legislation
Their loved ones are locked up behind bars – and they say it’s a mistake. Our Alex Katz reports: Family and friends of convicts on Thursday called on Gov. Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman,...
View ArticleBreaking: Skelos Says Stalemate Easing In Albany
State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos says a "framework agreement" has been reached on all oustanding major issues except gay marriage. Our Ken Lovett reports: Skelos said he, Gov. Cuomo and...
View ArticleAlbany Update: Holding Pattern
Another day at the Capitol... and another waiting game. Our Glenn Blain reports: Senate Republicans are once again hunkered down behind closed doors waiting for the long-awaited bills on the tax cap,...
View ArticleAlbany Update: Talking Same-Sex Marriage
An update from our Ken Lovett on goings-on at the state Capitol: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says there are agreements on the bills, which are now being drafted. He said printing has not yet begun....
View ArticleNo-Show Pols: Your Tax Dollars (Not) At Work
Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. made serving in the Legislature a no-show job this year, the Daily News has learned. Our Glenn Blain reports: Boyland, who pleaded not guilty in April to...
View ArticleNYS Pols Take No Summer Break From Spending
Even when they're on summer break, state lawmakers cost taxpayers a bundle. Our Glenn Blain reports: Senate and Assembly members claimed more than $527,544 in travel reimbursements and per diem payouts...
View ArticleLawmakers Headed Back To Albany To Talk
State lawmakers will be returning to Albany next week -- but it’s still unclear just what they will be doing. Our Glenn Blain reports: Assembly spokesman Michael Whyland confirmed Friday that the...
View ArticleEmpire State Plaza, Transformed...
Gov. Cuomo seems to be giving the Empire State Plaza’s underground concourse a historical makeover just in time for his second State of the State Address next week. Our Glenn Blain reports: Beginning...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Deals Near On Everything (UPDATEDX3)
Here's the latest from Glenn Blain and me; Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature are on the verge of agreement on pension reform and a host of other major issues, the Daily News has learned. Assembly Speaker...
View ArticleAlbany's Top 10 Per Diem Collectors
To follow up quickly on Ken Lovett's story about Albany per diems, here are your top 10 recipients from the state Assembly and Senate, compiled by Ken with data from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's...
View ArticleAlbany Strip Club: Secret Service Welcome!
An Albany-area strip club is trying to cash in on the Secret Service sex scandal ahead of President Obama’s arrival Tuesday. Our Ken Lovett reports: Shenanigans Gentlemen’s Club has an outdoor sign...
View ArticleNYLCV Gives Lawmakers 'B' On Environment
New York lawmakers aren't at the top of the environmental-issues class, but they're not failing out either. The NYLCV report had five main categories -- natural resource protection, public health...
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