The Empire State's Towering Debt
This week Gov. David Paterson imposed a June 28 deadline on the legislature to come up with a budget deal. But whether there is a deal or not, New York State's long-term balance sheet remains mired in...
View ArticleNY Lawmakers Approve Nation's Highest Tobacco Tax as Part of Emergency Budget...
The New York State Legislature has approved a weekly emergency spending bill to keep the government running. It includes, at the direction of Gov. David Paterson, new taxes on cigarettes and the...
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A History of Delays: Why New York's Budget Is So Late So Often
New York's budget is late, but that's not a new thing. In fact it's not nearly as late as it's been in previous years.(Chart by Stephen Nessen; information courtesy of the State of New York, Office of...
View ArticleAttorney General Hopefuls Spar Over Pension, Budget In First Candidate Forum
For the first time since the New York State Democratic Party convention, all five Democrats hoping to replace Attorney General Cuomo faced off yesterday. At a candidate forum hosted by City Hall News,...
View ArticleAfter Meeting with Legislative Leaders, Paterson 'Not Particularly Optimistic'
Gov. David Paterson once again raised the specter of a government shutdown following a private meeting with legislative leaders Tuesday, saying he feared lawmakers were not taking his June 28 budget...
View ArticleAs Process Drags On, Budget Discussions Move Behind Closed Doors
The state’s protracted budget process appears to be drawing to a close, and Gov. David Paterson and legislative leaders have reverted to long-time Albany tradition. They are hashing out the most...
View ArticleMayor and Council Get to Yes on Budget; Now the Waiting for Albany and D.C.
At a late-night press avail, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Chrsitine Quinn tried to put the best face on their $63 million budget "handshake" deal. Surrounded by most of the City...
View ArticleOn The Campaign Trail with AG Candidate Sean Coffey
All five Democratic candidates vying for their party’s nomination in the race to succeed Attorney General Andrew Cuomo showed up this week at a business breakfast in Midtown Manhattan hoping to break...
View ArticleNY Legislature Rejects Governor's Bills in Special Session, Sets Up Monday...
Governor Paterson forced state lawmakers to come to the Capitol for a rare Sunday evening special session, but he could not make them vote on his budget proposals to end a nearly three-month stand off....
View ArticlePaterson on the Budget, His Trip to D.C., and How He Will Sign 6,900 Vetoes
Gov. David Paterson sat down with WNYC's Karen DeWitt to discuss the state's delayed budget, his lobbying trip to Washington and how he expects to actually sign 6,900 vetoes of the legislature's...
View ArticleAlbany Update: What's Going On?
The sky was supposed to fall. Chaos was supposed to reign. And somehow, Albany failed to deliver even that.After weeks of mayhem, state legislators on Monday passed two budget bills, which haven't yet...
View ArticlePaterson Practices His Penmanship with Vetoes; He’s Not Talking to...
Gov. David Paterson has started the lengthy process of vetoing the nearly 6,900 line items that the legislature added to their budget bills and has told them, in no uncertain terms, that he’s done...
View ArticleNY Dems Want to Expel Espada from Their Ranks
The New York State Democratic Party is taking the extraordinary step of trying to remove from its ranks a Bronx State Senator whose scandals, they say, could ruin election hopes for Democrats all over...
View ArticlePaterson Delivers 6,681 Vetoes, Representing $525M in Cuts
Gov. David Paterson delivered 6,681 veto messages to the legislature on Wednesday, slashing over $500 million in spending out of the state budget.Several aides to the governor trudged up and down...
View ArticlePaterson Finds New Resolve
Gov. David Paterson has less than six months left in office in a term that expires on December 31, and he has been making the most of his time left in power, forcing the state legislature to enact most...
View ArticleNYC Charter Commission: Voters May Have Their Say on Term Limits
The New York City Charter Revision Commission is considering rolling back term limits from three terms to two.The panel, created by Mayor Michael Bloomberg after his election to a third term, issued...
View ArticleCharter Revision Commission Inches Closer to Answers on Ballot Questions
Come November, voters in New York City will likely get a chance to weigh in on the issue of term limits.Members of the Charter Revision Commission, appointed by Mayor Bloomberg after his third-term...
View ArticlePaterson Proposes New Revenue Bill
Gov. David Paterson has proposed a new revenue bill that would close the state’s budget gap, but he says the legislature is refusing to accept the measures.Paterson says the new revenue measure...
View ArticleAG Candidate Schneiderman Responds to Car Accident Claim
In the five-way race for the Democratic nod for Attorney General, it's been tough for candidates to break out of the pack. That changed a bit Monday night for State Senator Eric Schneiderman.Cable...
View ArticleThe Final Chapter on Troopergate?
The three-year-old Troopergate scandal may finally be over. The state’s Commission on Public Integrity confirms that one of the last actors in the controversy, Darren Dopp, has now paid a $10,000 fine...
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