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Displaying all articles tagged:
State Senate
ballsy state senators
Jan. 12, 2010
State Senate Panel Wants Monserrate Expelled, Or Censured
Expelled seems like the right choice.
By
Adam K. Raymond
oh albany!
Jan. 7, 2010
Malcolm Smith Reveals That New York Already Has Term Limits
Whoops!
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Jan. 6, 2010
Paterson’s State of the State Shows a Governor Finally Learning From His Mistakes
But still, it felt like a holding action on behalf of the beleaguered governor.
By
Chris Smith
ballsy state senators
Dec. 29, 2009
State Senate Set to Spank Hiram Monserrate
He may even get expelled.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
Dec. 16, 2009
Governor Paterson Sued by Friends of Education
He doesn’t really care.
By
Adam K. Raymond
equal rites
Dec. 3, 2009
State Senator Diane Savino: Gay-Rights Defender, Karaoke Artist
In our interview with Diane Savino, one of the impassioned speakers from yesterday’s gay-marriage debate, we learn about a thing called “Legislative Idol.”
By
Tim Murphy
equal rites
Dec. 3, 2009
What a Reluctant Vote Against Gay Marriage Looks Like
It came down to the wire for one Republican senator.
By
Dan Amira
equal rites
Dec. 2, 2009
The Politics of New York’s Gay Marriage Defeat
Why the state senate vote went down the way it did, and what happens next.
By
Jacob Gershman
equal rites
Dec. 2, 2009
Marriage-Equality Bill Fails in State Senate 24–38
After several moving speeches this afternoon, the measure failed.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
Dec. 2, 2009
State Senate Passes Halfhearted Attempt at Solving Deficit Problems
$2.7 billion in mostly onetime reduction measures.
By
Dan Amira
equal rites
Dec. 2, 2009
There Could Be a Gay-Marriage Vote in New York Today
Probably not, but that’s what people are saying.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
Dec. 1, 2009
Joe Bruno Jury Has Decided on Two Counts
But for the life of them, they can’t wrap their minds around the other six.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
Nov. 24, 2009
Joe Bruno: Thug or Mensch?
Depends on whom you ask.
By
Adam K. Raymond
oh albany!
Nov. 20, 2009
Nobody Thought It Was Abnormal That Joe Bruno Ran a Multi-Million-Dollar Consulting Business Out of His Government Office
Oh, Albany!
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
Nov. 17, 2009
Joe Bruno Sticks Up for Secretary Who Stole From Him
That’s kind of sweet.
By
Chris Rovzar
equal rites
Nov. 13, 2009
Senate Democrat: Marriage Equality Should Get Another Go on Tuesday
Diane Savino is optimistic.
By
Chris Rovzar
equal rites
Nov. 11, 2009
Gay-Marriage Vote by End of Year, Say Governor, Senate Leadership
As the State Senate ignored yet another call for a vote on the issue, gay activists began raising the pressure.
By
Jacob Gershman
equal rites
Nov. 10, 2009
State Senate Won’t Vote on Gay Marriage
The ball is dropped, once again.
By
Adam K. Raymond
oh albany!
Nov. 9, 2009
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.
By
Zeke Turner
equal rites
Nov. 6, 2009
Governor Paterson Puts Marriage Equality on Agenda for Senate Special Session
Whether they’ll actually vote on it is still up in the air.
By
Chris Rovzar
ballsy crimes
Oct. 21, 2009
Paterson on Hiram Monserrate’s Tenuous Senate Future: ‘I Don’t Want to Taint This Process’
The governor is staying out of it.
By
Chris Rovzar
ballsy state senators
Oct. 21, 2009
Monserrate Committee Lacks Latinos and Legitimacy, Opponents Say
Ruben Diaz Sr. leads the way, as expected.
By
Dan Amira
equal rites
Oct. 21, 2009
Paterson to Put Marriage Equality on the Agenda for Next Week’s Senate Session
Of course, he can’t make them actually vote on it.
By
Chris Rovzar
ballsy state senators
Oct. 20, 2009
Nonwhite People Agree: Monserrate Should Go Away
Racial tensions enter the debate over the future of Hiram Monserrate.
By
Dan Amira
ballsy crimes
Oct. 16, 2009
Ruben Diaz Sr. Standing Up to State Senators Who Want Monserrate to Step Down
His is a lonely voice, however.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
Oct. 16, 2009
State Budget Destined for Disaster
Paterson and Senate Democrats clash on his proposed budget cuts.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Oct. 15, 2009
Hiram Monserrate Found Not Guilty of Felony Assault
But the state senator may get jail time for a misdemeanor charge.
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crimes
Oct. 14, 2009
Hiram Monserrate Shouldn’t Have Changed That Bloody Shirt
Jackie Kennedy wouldn’t have.
By
Chris Rovzar
ballsy crimes
Oct. 7, 2009
Judge: Monserrate Girlfriend-Slashing Wasn’t Necessarily ‘Reckless’
But it may still have been on purpose.
By
Chris Rovzar
early and awkward
Sept. 29, 2009
State Senator Neil Breslin: Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada ‘Should Be in Jail’
Apparently, it’s honesty week up in Albany.
By
Chris Rovzar
ballsy crimes
Sept. 24, 2009
Why Democrats Are Rooting for a Monserrate Felony Conviction
He’d be automatically ousted from office.
By
Jacob Gershman
ballsy crimes
Sept. 23, 2009
Security Footage of Monserrate and Girlfriend Shown in Court
This is the bad part for Hiram.
By
Chris Rovzar
equal rites
Sept. 21, 2009
Could Bloomberg Make Marriage Equality Happen If He Wanted To?
Yeah, probably.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
Sept. 17, 2009
Joe Bruno’s Software Firm Wins $22 Million State Contract
But the former State Senate majority leader had nothing to do with it, we’re assured.
By
Jacob Gershman
ballsy crimes
Sept. 14, 2009
Hiram Monserrate Will Take His Chances With Judge Who Seems to Hate Him
The girlfriend-slashing state senator has waived his right to a jury.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
Sept. 10, 2009
State Senators NOT Taking Off Until 2015
An e-mail glitch with hilarious/depressing consequences.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Sept. 4, 2009
Malcolm Smith Eyeing Cushy Aqueduct Afterlife?
The former Senate majority leader has ties to one of the groups bidding to turn the racetrack into a casino.
By
Jacob Gershman
health carnage
Sept. 2, 2009
Known Health-Care Expert Sarah Palin Invited to Testify in Albany New York
Despite the fact that …
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
Aug. 18, 2009
More Than Half of New Yorkers Think We Have One of the Worst Legislatures in the Country
Well, at least we’re all in agreement.
By
Chris Rovzar
Aug. 13, 2009
Espada Son Never Even Showed Up for Cushy State Gig
You’d think, for a $120,000 made-up position, you’d at least test out the office coffee.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
Aug. 12, 2009
Cuomo Reviewing Espada Son’s New State Senate Gig (Updated)
“The attorney general’s office has been considering the legality of the appointment since it first came to light on Monday.”
By
Jacob Gershman
school daze
Aug. 11, 2009
Paterson Signs Mayoral-Control Bill
After months of bickering, the bill most people wanted anyway becomes law.
By
Chris Rovzar
Aug. 10, 2009
Pedro Espada’s Son Hired for Cushy State Senate Job
Pedro Espada Jr. is making $120,000 for an “intergovernmental relations” job that never existed before.
By
Jacob Gershman
early and often
July 30, 2009
Hiram Monserrate to Stand Trial September 14
For that whole slashing the girlfriend in the face with a broken glass thing, which we’d almost forgotten about.
By
Chris Rovzar
party lines
July 22, 2009
David Paterson: ‘I’m Having Nightmares About the Senate.’
By
Jada Yuan
and
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
July 21, 2009
Secret Den of Drugs and Booze Discovered Under State Capitol
This explains EVERYTHING.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
July 20, 2009
Three Quarters of New Yorkers Are ‘Angry’ at the State Senate
But will this anger last until 2010?
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
July 17, 2009
State Senate Shapes Up … a Little
Newly passed reform measures appear to make things a little better in the State Senate. Of course, they could be abandoned at any time.
By
Chris Rovzar
oh albany!
July 15, 2009
In Case You Were Wondering, the State Senate Is Still Throwing Pies at One Another
Even though it started meeting again for real today.
By
Chris Rovzar
equal rites
July 10, 2009
Tom Duane Gives Up on Marriage Equality, for Now
The vocal, openly gay advocate says passing Paterson’s marriage bill just isn’t in the cards this summer.
By
Chris Rovzar
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