ALBANY—Add another group of lawmakers frustrated with the M.T.A.'s found-again deficit: Hudson Valley Republicans.
They've been decrying the bailout bill for the authority, which included the underperforming payroll tax, since it passed in May without their votes. One major complaint is that the legisation evenly distributes money across all counties in the M.T.A. Read More
ALBANY—After four hours of debate and a technical problem that crashed the chamber's electronic voting mechanisms, the bill legalizing same-sex marriage passed the Assembly by a vote of 89 to 52.
The result--not a surprise, but a wider margin than in previous years--was greeted with applause from advocates in the overlooking balconies as Read More
ALBANY—After four hours of debate and a technical problem that crashed the chamber's electronic voting mechanisms, the bill legalizing same-sex marriage passed the Assembly by a vote of 89 to 52. The result--not a surprise, but a wider margin than in previous years--was greeted with applause from advocates in the overlooking balconies as well as Read More
ALBANY—As the debate on the same-sex marriage legislation goes on, an assemblyman just handed me a note saying that Assemblyman Marc Molinaro--who has been absent from the legislative chamber this week--is celebrating the birth of his first son. Jack Henry Molinaro was born at 5:43 p.m. today at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, a Read More
ALBANY—As the debate on the same-sex marriage legislation goes on, an assemblyman just handed me a note saying that Assemblyman Marc Molinaro--who has been absent from the legislative chamber this week--is celebrating the birth of his first son.
Jack Henry Molinaro was born at 5:43 p.m. today at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, Read More
ALBANY—Since he is no longer the minority leader, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco must be present in his seat for his vote to be counted. And there he sat yesterday afternoon, taking the occasional call on his cell phone, chatting with a few colleagues, and glancing down to review the housing legislation currently before his chamber. As Read More
ALBANY—Since he is no longer the minority leader, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco must be present in his seat for his vote to be counted. And there he sat yesterday afternoon, taking the occasional call on his cell phone, chatting with a few colleagues, and glancing down to review the housing legislation currently before his chamber.
As Read More
