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ALBANY—Democrats in the State Senate are acknowledging (at least temporary) rejection in their offer of three committee chairmanships to... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Dean Skelos, the Republican leader in the State Senate, is putting the brakes on a Democratic proposal to give members of his conference committee... READ MORE»
ALBANY—State Senator Joe Robach returned my call to say he would be "interested" in becoming a committee chairman, but denied anything substantive had been offered. "I had a loose discussion with someone on the floor the other week," Robach, a Rochester Republican, told me by phone. "Nothing really formally has been discussed. It's out there in the media ahead of anything... READ MORE»
ALBANY—John Sampson and Dean Skelos, the leaders of their party's respective conferences in the State Senate, met this morning to discuss the prospect of Republicans taking over the chairmanship of several committees, a Democratic spokesman... 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»
