Paterson Stresses the Importance of Cuts to Education, Medicaid in Special Joint Session
The proposed cuts to education and Medicaid total over $750 million but, to be fair, New York spends more money on Medicaid than any other state.
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The proposed cuts to education and Medicaid total over $750 million but, to be fair, New York spends more money on Medicaid than any other state.
Well, at least we're all in agreement.
The lower body of New York's state legislature approved Governor Paterson's measure to allow gay couples to wed last night.
The state's lower body is expected to pass the measure easily.
He replaces Jim Tedisco, who is grappling for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In Chinatown, they have a special nickname for the assembly speaker, who represents the district.
Salacious (and slightly confusing) e-mails between Buffalo legislator Sam Hoyt and a 19-year-old intern have us sniggering over our English Breakfast tea.
Having forced the State Legislature to reconvene over economic issues, the governor made progress — but critics argue it wasn't nearly enough.
New York legislators and special-interest groups are already gearing up for a battle.
In an invitation to a July fundraiser, Paul Newell takes aim at Silver and the luxury Blue Building, which is receiving state property-tax breaks.
Bruno and Albany Republicans are protesting Paterson's command that state agencies recognize out-of-state gay marriages, claiming it circumvents the Legislature. But didn't Bruno already decline a chance for the State Senate to vote on the issue?
The city's editorial boards aren't letting the Assembly speaker off easy after he killed the mayor's forward-thinking plan.
Shelly didn't even give the matter a public vote. Will Bloomberg seek retribution? Will it involve a flying H3 aimed at Silver's midsection? One can only hope.
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