Topic: New York State Politics

Even Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was acknowledging Tuesday that the one million signatures that had been gathered on petitions seeking his...

AP Sources: NY Legislature to release districts

Share Two state officials say the New York Legislature's proposed election districts will create four election districts dominated The officials ...

NY gov's infrastructure plan hailed, questioned

Share The numbers are big: $15 billion overall for improving New York state's infrastructure, including $5 billion-plus for a new Tappan Zee Bridge ...

Koch blasts NY Legislature over new district lines

Share Former New York Mayor Ed Koch says he's sure the state Legislature will soon unveil new election district lines that further protect majority ...

Redistricting Woes

Updated Jan 27, 2012 at 6:54 PM EST In Albany Friday afternoon, Governor Andrew Cuomo said he plans to veto the proposed redistricting maps...
Paul McCartney's new bride is stepping down from the board of the authority that runs New York City's public transit system.. . Nancy Shevell ...
Last night's presidential address was all about the state of our great nation, but New Yorkers got a nod with the announcement that our very own...

SOTU: Legal Highlights

Reuters . We in the legal news business left President Obama's State of the Union Address feeling hungry. But not starved. Below are a...

Exclusive Photo: Stanley Cup Meets Ken Lovett

Our Ken Lovett proudly reports: The greatest trophy in all of sports made its way to the state Capitol today. The Stanley Cup is sitting outside...

Mayor Hits Weprin, Not Cuomo, On State Budget

Mayor Bloomberg's testimony before a joint Senate/Assembly hearing this morning was remarkable for what it lacked - criticism of Gov. Cuomo's...