Hoping to heal rift in Albany (The Buffalo News)
ALBANY - A day after the showdown vote over the naming of a state comptroller, Democratic legislators from Western New York who openly defied Democratic Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer were talking about finding ways to heal the rift....more...Hevesi gets $5,000 fine, no probation for driver scandal (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
Albany (AP) ? Former New York state Comptroller Alan Hevesi was sentenced Friday to pay a $5,000 fine but received no jail time or probation for bilking the government by using state employees as drivers and personal assistants for his wife....more... Prospect of Seizing Control of the State Senate Leaves New York Democrats Giddy (New York Times)
New York Democrats suggested that they were poised to seize control of the State Senate for the first time in decades....more... State's No. 2 comes from behind (The Ithaca Journal)
ALBANY ? For Lt. Gov. David Paterson, a chance meeting with a constituent in his neighborhood food market in Harlem likely will turn into a quid pro quo....more... It?s Alive! Meet One of Biotech?s Zombies (New York Times)
Xoma and peers burn cash but refuse to die....more... Out There: Lazy Man Commandeers Cop Car for Ride (Fox News)
One lethargic Japanese man spotted an empty police car left idle beside a post office and decided to hop in for a more comfortable ride home....more... Medical Society: Malpractice premiums forcing physicians to flee Upstate NY Laywers, NYPIRG offer a second, differing ... (Legislative Gazette)
The Medical Society of the State of New York is reporting that the rising cost of medical malpractice premiums is playing a major role in doctors? decisions to leave Upstate New York....more... Silver wants to go back to square one Potential racetrack operators renew publicity efforts (Legislative Gazette)
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has voiced his support for starting from scratch the search for an operator to run New York?s three major racetracks....more... Political Memo: Hungry for Change, a Pair of Governors Are Served Humble Pie (New York Times)
Like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eliot Spitzer might end up cooling his heated language and embracing bipartisan issues....more... |