Bigwig donors push Cuomo on campaign finance reform
Major donors, including many from the 2008 and 2012 Obama elections, are pushing Governor Cuomo to move forward on campaign finance reform.
Legislative staffer: I was threatened by Sheldon Silver
A legislative staffer says she received threats from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office after she reported being raped by a legislative lawyer.
Vito Lopez scandal remains an issue for Sheldon Silver
Assemblyman Vito Lopez may have resigned, but it appears he could remain a problem for Speaker Sheldon Silver.
Cuomo pushes to expand casinos in New York state
Governor Andrew Cuomo released Thursday a plan for resort gaming centers in upstate New York.
Seven lawmakers recorded in N.Y. corruption probe: filing
A former New York state senator from Queens secretly recorded seven lawmakers as part of a political corruption probe, according [...]
Publisher drops Dicker bio in favor of Cuomo memoir
HarperCollins has dropped a Fred Dicker biography of Governor Andrew Cuomo in favor of a memoir written by the governor himself.
Advocates push for law barring condoms as prostitution evidence
Some say cops are confiscating condoms and incorrectly using them as evidence.
Albany lawmakers defuse tension with playful ‘frisking’
In the wake of several incidences of corruption in Albany, lawmakers have apparently taken to “frisking” one another in jest.
Albany students instructed to think like Nazis
A 10th-grade teacher in Albany told her students to write an essay from the perspective of Nazis.
Cuomo vetoes 202 line items from state budget
Governor Andrew Cuomo has deleted 202 line items from the state budget, heavily slashing reappropriations over seven years old.