The State Assembly was up late last night (and so was the Daily News). Speaker Sheldon Silver, Ways and Means Committee Chair Herman D. Farrell, Jr., and Higher Education Committee Chair Deborah Glick announced today the Assembly passed critical...
Sheldon Silver says he sees "significant progress" in negotiations to close the state's huge budget deficit. The governor still contends lawmakers have not come nearly far enough - cuts in education spending appear to be the main...
Later today the City Council will vote in favor of several bills that would force the NYPD to be a bit more lenient in issuing parking violations. Mayor Bloomberg has vowed to veto the bills, but...
The Daily News reports, "spending big was no guarantee of victory in the recent City Council races." Of the top 20 spenders, 11 lost in either the Primary or the General Election. Victorious CD1 candidate Margaret Chin...
The New York Post says Mayor Bloomberg is about to announce a series of draconian budget cuts, the deepest since 9/11. Progressives in Congress, including Rep. Carolyn Maloney, are determined to kill the "Stupak Amendment" from the health...
Margaret Chin is one of several new councilmembers expected to challenge Mayor Bloomberg's policies. Noting the election of 13 new members, the Times reports New York's City Council is "likely to take on a far more...
“For a mayor who is very confident in himself, this is an earthquake.” That was the assessment of campaign consultant George Arzt, after Mike Bloomberg's less than convincing victory last night - a result that robs him...
Election Day in New York City: Bloomberg vs. Thompson. The Times weighs in on the slim prospects of an upset, asserting that low voter turnout helps the challenger:For Mr. Thompson to have any chance to...
The USS New York Campaign '09 one day to go: Bill Thompson, Margaret Chin and other key Democrats on tomorrow's ballot will hold a 4:30pm rally in Chatham Square today. Mayor Bloomberg paid a visit to the crew...
The Times reports Council Speaker Christine Quinn has finally endorsed Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, even though, "She didn’t really want to give it, and he really didn’t want to accept it". Mr. Thompson, upon learning of the...
