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ALBANY—They're stocking up the podium behind Kirsten Gillibrand as she is anointed the next U.S. senator. Two erstwhile contenders are up there: Tom Suozzi and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown. Absent, for now, are Representative Steve Israel and Attorney General Andrew... READ MORE»
ALBANY—It's not Danny... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown believes he remains a contender for Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate, despite sitting down with the governor late in the selection process. Brown met with Paterson the same day Barack Obama was... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Caroline Kennedy is heading to Buffalo after a visit to Syracuse. She called Erie County Democratic Chairman Len Lenihan last night, he confirmed this morning, but was mostly "touching... READ MORE»
ALBANY—New Yorkers seem to be getting used to the idea of Caroline Kennedy in the Senate as she "campaigns" for Hillary Clinton's... READ MORE»
In a new poll from Marist College, New York voters are evenly split on who they want to see replace Hillary Clinton in the United States Senate, with 25 percent saying Caroline Kennedy, and 25 percent saying Andrew Cuomo. Twenty-six percent say they’re not sure who should fill the upcoming... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Representative Brian Higgins is the New York delegation's choice to take over a spot on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, filling a seat vacated by retiring Representative Mike McNulty, another upstate... READ MORE»
Here's Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, talking about how the structure of the presidential elections forces candidates to focus disproportionately on rural American, though most Americans live in cities.The interview is part of a joint project by the Drum Major Institute and The Nation magazine. Also: Here's Clyde Haberman's take on the... READ MORE»
National Journal's Hotline-on-Call blog put out its New York "futures market," (bravely) checking in on those it selected as "up-and-comers" in 2003 and selecting a new crop. It must be said: The 2003 selections are looking pretty grim. They include a number of county-level officials about whom I don't know much, though some, notably Joel Giambra, are no longer seen as having much of a political future. Also a number whose stock, it seems... READ MORE»
The only daytime political event we've got for you is the monthly meeting of the Campaign Finance Board. A slightly busier evening, though, as Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and New York City Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott talk about cities at a a Drum Major Institute forum. Because every city has something to learn from Buffalo. And the New York County Republicans hold their Lincoln Day Dinner at Cipriani, but most candidates won't be there. Mike... READ MORE»
Mike's war with the Drum Major Institute, the think-tank Freddy once led, seems to be over. Back during the campaign, a Bloomberg surrogate accused the institute of "unlawful partisan political activity." But this Thursday, Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott is appearing at an event there with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown.... READ MORE»
