ALBANY—I just bumped into Steve Pigeon, who said that Florida-based billionaire Tom Golisano is in the Capitol today and meeting with State Senate leaders, starting with Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.
"He'll probably be having an avail later," Pigeon said of his former boss.
Golisano was one of the brokers of the failed Read More
ALBANY—Pedro Espada Jr. has re-allied himself with Democrats in the State Senate, but there is considerable bad blood remaining from what he put them through.
It's not hard to see why. Here's an ad that Responsible New York, the PAC underwritten by Florida-based billionaire Tom Golisano and operated by Steve Pigeon, Read More
Steve Pigeon, the top operative for billionaire Tom Golisano, emerged to say that Golisano still supported Espada, who is now back with majority Senate Democrats.
Espada, along with Hiram Monserrate, began the whole Senate coup by defecting to Read More
ALBANY—A Democratic state senator involved in negotiations just confirmed that State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. will be returning to that conference as co-majority leader.
"I think the conference will go for it," the source said.
Espada is right now standing on the balcony over the Senate chamber talking to Steve Pigeon. Espada Read More
ALBANY—Steve Pigeon, a registered lobbyist, violated the rules of the State Senate when he appeared on the floor, Democrats allege.
While Pigeon insisted to me by phone that he "resigned" as the "volunteer" lobbyist for Responsible New York, the political entity of Florida-based billionaire Tom Golisano, a spokesman for the Commission on Public Read More
ALBANY—During the Republican half of another lightning-quick extraordinary session this afternoon, I noticed Steve Pigeon sitting on the State Senate floor behind Senator Pedro Espada Jr.
Pigeon, who was one of the principle architects of the coup that has hobbled the chamber, remains the executive director of billionaire Tom Golisano's Reponsible New Read More
Democrats including Malcolm Smith, John Sampson, Carl Kruger, Jeff Klein and Read More
ALBANY—At 3:37 p.m. Monday afternoon, State Senator Jeff Klein, a Democrat, offered a motion to adjourn the State Senate. It was an act of desperation: there was a motion on the floor that would elect the Republican leader in the chamber--Dean Skelos--majority leader, and install a turncoat Democrat, State Senator Pedro Espada Jr., Read More
ALBANY—In February, when his proposal to pare the size of local governments was still just in PowerPoint, Andrew Cuomo stood alongside billionaire Tom Golisano in an auditorium on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Golisano endorsed Cuomo's plan, calling it an "innovative proposal that will help reduce the overbearing tax burden Read More
ALBANY—One of the Erie County Elections commissioners is calling on the State Board of Elections to investigate alleged improprieties of the "Responsible New York" PAC backed by Tom Golisano and Steve Pigeon.
It was reported today that outgoing Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark decided not to investigate RNY because "I simply don't Read More
An adviser to Tom Golisano--who said Golisano is willing to spend at least $5 million on State Senate races this year--is taking the news that Rudy Giuliani is launching a P.A.C. in stride. (The former mayor's fund-raising committee will contribute mainly to State Senate Republicans, who would like to maintain their very narrow Read More
David Paterson’s campaign finance filing was just release, and here are some numbers:$1,959,100 was raised from individuals (although this category includes limited liability partnerships). It also includes a number of $25,000 contributions (from people like Larry Silverstein and Silvercup Studios). That amount is more than twice the limit Paterson’s predecessor imposed on himself.There’s also a Read More
I don't think I'm the only one who missed this article in the Rochester paper November 11, which floats speculation that Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano will run for Governor on the Republican in 2006. Steve Pigeon, the former Erie County Democratic Chairman and a close Golisano advisor, indulges it, at least: "I would Read More
I don't think I'm the only one who missed this article in the Rochester paper November 11, which floats speculation that Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano will run for Governor on the Republican in 2006. Steve Pigeon, the former Erie County Democratic Chairman and a close Golisano advisor, indulges it, at least: "I would Read More
