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  1. oh albany!
    Malcolm Smith Reveals That New York Already Has Term LimitsWhoops!
    By Dan Amira
  2. early and often
    Paterson’s State of the State Shows a Governor Finally Learning From His MistakesBut still, it felt like a holding action on behalf of the beleaguered governor.
    By Chris Smith
  3. ballsy state senators
    State Senate Set to Spank Hiram MonserrateHe may even get expelled.
    By Chris Rovzar
  4. oh albany!
    Governor Paterson Sued by Friends of EducationHe doesn’t really care.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. equal rites
    State Senator Diane Savino: Gay-Rights Defender, Karaoke ArtistIn 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
  6. equal rites
    What a Reluctant Vote Against Gay Marriage Looks LikeIt came down to the wire for one Republican senator.
    By Dan Amira
  7. equal rites
    The Politics of New York’s Gay Marriage DefeatWhy the state senate vote went down the way it did, and what happens next.
    By Jacob Gershman
  8. equal rites
    Marriage-Equality Bill Fails in State Senate 24–38After several moving speeches this afternoon, the measure failed.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. oh albany!
    State Senate Passes Halfhearted Attempt at Solving Deficit Problems$2.7 billion in mostly onetime reduction measures.
    By Dan Amira
  10. equal rites
    There Could Be a Gay-Marriage Vote in New York TodayProbably not, but that’s what people are saying.
    By Chris Rovzar
  11. oh albany!
    Joe Bruno Jury Has Decided on Two CountsBut for the life of them, they can’t wrap their minds around the other six.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. oh albany!
    Joe Bruno: Thug or Mensch?Depends on whom you ask.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. oh albany!
    Nobody Thought It Was Abnormal That Joe Bruno Ran a Multi-Million-Dollar Consulting Business Out of His Government OfficeOh, Albany!
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. early and often
    Joe Bruno Sticks Up for Secretary Who Stole From HimThat’s kind of sweet.
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. equal rites
    Senate Democrat: Marriage Equality Should Get Another Go on TuesdayDiane Savino is optimistic.
    By Chris Rovzar
  16. equal rites
    Gay-Marriage Vote by End of Year, Say Governor, Senate LeadershipAs the State Senate ignored yet another call for a vote on the issue, gay activists began raising the pressure.
    By Jacob Gershman
  17. equal rites
    State Senate Won’t Vote on Gay MarriageThe ball is dropped, once again.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  18. oh albany!
    Paterson Stresses the Importance of Cuts to Education, Medicaid in Special Joint SessionThe 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
  19. equal rites
    Governor Paterson Puts Marriage Equality on Agenda for Senate Special SessionWhether they’ll actually vote on it is still up in the air.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. ballsy crimes
    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
  21. ballsy state senators
    Monserrate Committee Lacks Latinos and Legitimacy, Opponents SayRuben Diaz Sr. leads the way, as expected.
    By Dan Amira
  22. equal rites
    Paterson to Put Marriage Equality on the Agenda for Next Week’s Senate SessionOf course, he can’t make them actually vote on it.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. ballsy state senators
    Nonwhite People Agree: Monserrate Should Go AwayRacial tensions enter the debate over the future of Hiram Monserrate.
    By Dan Amira
  24. ballsy crimes
    Ruben Diaz Sr. Standing Up to State Senators Who Want Monserrate to Step DownHis is a lonely voice, however.
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. oh albany!
    State Budget Destined for DisasterPaterson and Senate Democrats clash on his proposed budget cuts.
    By Dan Amira
  26. early and often
    Hiram Monserrate Found Not Guilty of Felony AssaultBut the state senator may get jail time for a misdemeanor charge.
    By Jessica Pressler
  27. ballsy crimes
    Hiram Monserrate Shouldn’t Have Changed That Bloody ShirtJackie Kennedy wouldn’t have.
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. ballsy crimes
    Judge: Monserrate Girlfriend-Slashing Wasn’t Necessarily ‘Reckless’But it may still have been on purpose.
    By Chris Rovzar
  29. early and awkward
    State Senator Neil Breslin: Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada ‘Should Be in Jail’Apparently, it’s honesty week up in Albany.
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. ballsy crimes
    Why Democrats Are Rooting for a Monserrate Felony ConvictionHe’d be automatically ousted from office.
    By Jacob Gershman
  31. ballsy crimes
    Security Footage of Monserrate and Girlfriend Shown in CourtThis is the bad part for Hiram.
    By Chris Rovzar
  32. equal rites
    Could Bloomberg Make Marriage Equality Happen If He Wanted To?Yeah, probably.
    By Chris Rovzar
  33. oh albany!
    Joe Bruno’s Software Firm Wins $22 Million State ContractBut the former State Senate majority leader had nothing to do with it, we’re assured.
    By Jacob Gershman
  34. ballsy crimes
    Hiram Monserrate Will Take His Chances With Judge Who Seems to Hate HimThe girlfriend-slashing state senator has waived his right to a jury.
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. oh albany!
    State Senators NOT Taking Off Until 2015An e-mail glitch with hilarious/depressing consequences.
    By Dan Amira
  36. early and often
    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
  37. health carnage
    Known Health-Care Expert Sarah Palin Invited to Testify in Albany New YorkDespite the fact that …
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. oh albany!
    More Than Half of New Yorkers Think We Have One of the Worst Legislatures in the CountryWell, at least we’re all in agreement.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. Espada Son Never Even Showed Up for Cushy State GigYou’d think, for a $120,000 made-up position, you’d at least test out the office coffee.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. oh albany!
    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
  41. school daze
    Paterson Signs Mayoral-Control BillAfter months of bickering, the bill most people wanted anyway becomes law.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. Pedro Espada’s Son Hired for Cushy State Senate JobPedro Espada Jr. is making $120,000 for an “intergovernmental relations” job that never existed before.
    By Jacob Gershman
  43. early and often
    Hiram Monserrate to Stand Trial September 14For that whole slashing the girlfriend in the face with a broken glass thing, which we’d almost forgotten about.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. party lines
    David Paterson: ‘I’m Having Nightmares About the Senate.’
    By Jada Yuan and Chris Rovzar
  45. oh albany!
    Secret Den of Drugs and Booze Discovered Under State CapitolThis explains EVERYTHING.
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. oh albany!
    Three Quarters of New Yorkers Are ‘Angry’ at the State SenateBut will this anger last until 2010?
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. early and often
    State Senate Shapes Up … a LittleNewly 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
  48. oh albany!
    In Case You Were Wondering, the State Senate Is Still Throwing Pies at One AnotherEven though it started meeting again for real today.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. equal rites
    Tom Duane Gives Up on Marriage Equality, for NowThe vocal, openly gay advocate says passing Paterson’s marriage bill just isn’t in the cards this summer.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. oh albany!
    Espada: I’m Coming Home to DemocratsUnwilling to let David Paterson appear to solve the State Senate stalemate, rebel Democrat Pedro Espada says he’s returning to the fold and solving the problem that he started.
    By Chris Rovzar
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