Peter E. Kauffmann has resigned as director of communications for Governor David Paterson.
Mr. Kauffmann was cited in a New York Times story this morning as having testified that "the governor clearly contended that he did not have to pay for any of the tickets" he received for the World Series. Governor Paterson has insisted Read More
David Paterson's director of communications knocks today's New York Times story, which accuses the governor of, among other things, being inexplicably unreachable for three hours after a plane crash in Buffalo, detached from top officials, and not a particularly hard worker.The best part of Peter Kauffmann's rebuttal: the offer to shadow the governor for Read More
ALBANY—The governor's office has hired Melanie Hartgraves to run the state web site and do new media outreach.
Hartgraves, who was working as a producer at WRGB-TV Channel 6 in Niskayuna, will serve as director of new media, filling a position that's been vacant since Jack Downey left the executive chamber work on Eric Read More
ALBANY—They're meeting. With the governor.
Both sides in the State Senate leadership fight sat with David Paterson and...they've agreed to meet again Friday. This is the first resumption of talks since Democrats claimed they passed legislation in the coffee-run coup on Tuesday.
There is no deal, all parties insist.
"The governor has brought Read More
ALBANY—They're meeting. With the governor. Both sides in the State Senate leadership fight sat with David Paterson and...they've agreed to meet again Friday. This is the first resumption of talks since Democrats claimed they passed legislation in the coffee-run coup on Tuesday. There is no deal, all parties insist. "The governor has brought us together," Read More
ALBANY—Even as he delivered another 11 bills for an extraordinary session of the hobbled State Senate scheduled for this afternoon, David Paterson's top attorney said he would rather see legislation passed in a regular session without the current "legal cloud" of a one-house extraordinary session. "I don't want to get into the legal weeds. I Read More
ALBANY—Even as he delivered another 11 bills for an extraordinary session of the hobbled State Senate scheduled for this afternoon, David Paterson's top attorney said he would rather see legislation passed in a regular session without the current "legal cloud" of a one-house extraordinary session.
"I don't want to get into the legal weeds. Read More
ALBANY—After singling him out for attack last week, Democrats are saying that they would be open to a power-sharing arrangement that prominently involves Pedro Espada Jr. They emerged from a closed-door strategy session to announce that they were seeking to postpone the special session David Paterson has called for tomorrow. Senator Jeff Klein said that Read More
ALBANY—After singling him out for attack last week, Democrats are saying that they would be open to a power-sharing arrangement that prominently involves Pedro Espada Jr.
They emerged from a closed-door strategy session to announce that they were seeking to postpone the special session David Paterson has called for tomorrow.
Senator Jeff Klein Read More
ALBANY—David Paterson's director of communications just swept through the LCA Room to deny a press release from State Senator Pedro Esapda Jr. which claimed the governor recognized him as the president pro tempore of the State Senate.
"Absolutely not," Kauffmann said.
Espada Jr. was sworn in to the post during a floor Read More
ALBANY—David Paterson's director of communications just swept through the LCA Room to deny a press release from State Senator Pedro Esapda Jr. which claimed the governor recognized him as the president pro tempore of the State Senate. "Absolutely not," Kauffmann said. Espada Jr. was sworn in to the post during a floor coup Monday, but Read More
ALBANY—Errol Cockfield is being "transitioned out" of his job as David Paterson's press secretary, as City Hall News is reporting, for another job on the second floor.
A source close to Cockfield said he will begin working on intergovernmental affairs under Marty Mack, focusing downstate. The eventual idea, the source said, is for Read More
ALBANY—Errol Cockfield is being "transitioned out" of his job as David Paterson's press secretary, as City Hall News is reporting, for another job on the second floor. A source close to Cockfield said he will begin working on intergovernmental affairs under Marty Mack, focusing downstate. The eventual idea, the source said, is for Cockfield to Read More
ALBANY—The other shoe has dropped.
Bill Cunningham, secretary to the governor, announced his resignation and will be replaced by Larry Schwartz. The move was not unexpected.
This is another move in a shakeup advised by Charles O'Byrne. (The official line is that Paterson accepted Cunningham's resignation "with regret.") Paterson has also Read More
ALBANY—The other shoe has dropped. Bill Cunningham, secretary to the governor, announced his resignation and will be replaced by Larry Schwartz. The move was not unexpected. This is another move in a shakeup advised by Charles O'Byrne. (The official line is that Paterson accepted Cunningham's resignation "with regret.") Paterson has also replaced his political consulting Read More
