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ALBANY—Add another one to the list of reasons a bill legalizing same-sex marriage failed in the State Senate: alphabetical coincidence. Republicans called for a rare slow roll-call vote, which meant that senators in alphabetical order were called on to say yea or nay. Here's an alphabetical list of the senators: three of the first four were key bellwether votes on the... READ MORE»
ALBANY—What went wrong? Despite the spin, most everyone pushing for a bill legalizing same-sex marriage privately acknowledges that the 24-38 loss in the State Senate was a whopper, and while theories abound, there's no clear explaination for how the bill was so soundly defeated. Senator Eric Schneiderman started by blaming... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Some pre-same-sex marriage Senate tea leaves: Christine Quinn, the openly gay speaker of the New York City Council, is here. I snapped this photo of her near the Senate chamber, where she told me "I'm up here hopeful there will be a vote on marriage equality and that it will move the issue forward." A bunch of senators were lingering in the chamber just before 11 a.m., and I asked several whose positions have been unclear... READ MORE»
Here’s Eric Ulrich, the newly elected Republican City Councilman from Queens, at City Hall this morning, after he brought a government official from Palermo, Italy to meet Bloomberg. Bloomberg is also going to officiate at his swearing-in ceremony this weekend, Ulrich told me.... READ MORE»
Here’s Eric Ulrich, the newly elected Republican City Councilman from Queens, at City Hall this morning, after he brought a government official from Palermo, Italy to meet... READ MORE»
ALBANY—With fireworks not normally seen in committee hearings, the Senate Elections Committee just voted along strictly partisan lines to approve a bill that would require a voter referendum on the repeal of term limits. It was expected to pass the committee, but is not necessarily expected to get much further. Republican State Senators Tom Morahan, Joe Griffo and Tom Libous voted against the bill, with Libous leading the charge and raising questions.... READ MORE»
ALBANY—With fireworks not normally seen in committee hearings, the Senate Elections Committee just voted along strictly partisan lines to approve a bill that would require a voter referendum on the repeal of term limits.... READ MORE»
Getting your opponent knocked off the ballot has its practical benefits, but it won't necessarily make you popular, as City Council candidate Geraldine Chappey found out during a debate last night at the Saint Barnabas Church in Howard... READ MORE»
BUFFALO—With wins against two incumbent Republican State Senators—Caesar Trunzo and Serf Maltese—Democrats have taken control of the State Senate, and will convene in Albany later today to hash out their agenda.... READ MORE»
From intern Adam Rose: In the end, there was pizza, pasta and, rumor has it, a cake with a picture of Serf Maltese’s face on it. But no one was happy at the Maltese victory party at the Friends of Serf Maltese headquarters on Myrtle Avenue in Glendale. Swamped by an Obama-inspired Democratic tidal wave, Maltese, and quite possible his State Senate Republicans, had... READ MORE»
The score stands at 31-29. That's the tally oin the State Senate, with Republicans holding a one-seat lead, a razor-thin hold on the chamber that the party has controlled for almost all of the last 70 years.... READ MORE»
A new poll from Siena College [PDF] of six key State Senate races show Democrats on the verge of ousting an incumbent on Long Island, and successfully defending a seat in Erie County, but losing in Buffalo--and possibly even in Quee... READ MORE»
Michael Bloomberg says he’s gotten past whatever differences he may have had with Republican State Senator Serf Maltese of Queens, and even wants to help him get re-elected.... READ MORE»
Serf Maltese, the Republican State Senator facing a tough re-election race against Democratic City Councilman Joe Addabbo, is getting help from two billionaires today. First, Michael Bloomberg will campaign with Maltese in his Western Queens district this afternoon.... READ MORE»
Michael Bloomberg will make his first campaign appearance with Republican State Senator Serf Maltese of Queens, who is in a tight race for re-election against Democrat Joe Addabbo, a City... READ MORE»
