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1490 NewsBlog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
New York State senators are spending this Independence Day weekend in Albany – still unable to reach a power sharing agreement following a shakeup in the chamber nearly a month ago. They were in session yesterday, but didn't accomplish anything. They will also be in sesion today. Governor David Paterson is ordering Senators continue to meet even if nothing gets done. State compltroller...
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
State senators, given a mini-reprieve from Gov. Paterson, loosened their ties, took in the fireworks show and attended a barbecue yesterday.
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Moreover, since uncontested races are usually less about voter bliss with incumbents than about New York’s byzantine ballot access barriers, contenders should qualify more easily. For example, State Senate primary candidates should need far fewer than the 1,000 signatures now required during sweltering summers, when potential petition signers and carriers often escape public places for cooler...
IPSOJobs WorldWide: Job postings (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Joe Reifer - Words (Free subscription) | yesterday
After a short hiatus from our Walking Every Street In Albany Project, this morning we continued the journey. For those familiar with the Berkeley / Albany area, today’s walk was between San Pablo Avenue on the West, and The Alameda on the East. We walked a grid pattern between Solano Avenue and Marin Avenue.
The Daily Gazette stories (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
If you're flying out of Albany International Airport this summer, arrive early to check in, officials advise.
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
SPARE Tyre is presenting Feeble Minds at Deptford’s Albany Theatre – from Friday, July 10 to Friday, July 17, 2009. Devised and performed by Spare Tyre’s inc.Theatre Ensemble (artists with a learning disability) and HotPots (artists aged over 60), Feeble Minds tells the story of a world in chaos, intoxicated with greed and lust. Feeble Minds is inspired by Shakespeare’s...
The Politicker (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
It's been almost a month since the defection of two State Senate Democrats sent Albany into chaos, and all along, never-idle Capitol reporter Jimmy Vielkind has been making a photographic record of events. Or non-events. Or events that were supposed to be events but then weren't. Anyway, here's a few of those images, all of which have the distinction of being picked by Jimmy for this slideshow....
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Albany, NY - The state comptroller announced today that he has frozen $560,000 in vouchers for state senators’ pay, as the governor held a meeting today to try to resolve the legislative leadership crisis. Saying that the State Senate’s “stalemate is costing taxpayers across the state millions of dollars a day,” State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said [...]
Marketing Jobs (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
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Lost in the Ozone... (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
Read original... Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Jr., D-Howard Beach, right, occupies the majority leader's chair in the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Wednesday, June 24, 2009. New York Senate Democrats are filling the leadership chairs on the Senate floor in shifts, in an attempt to preserve control of the much-disputed chamber. Starting around 6 a.m., various Senate Democrats took turns...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
“I plan to be in Albany at the extraordinary session called by the governor, with the hope that in the spirit of democracy and the July Fourth holiday, my colleagues in the Democratic conference will join with the new reform coalition Senate and do the important legislative work that the people of the state are counting on us to complete,” Mr. Espada said in a statement. “My family is joining...
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Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
As we enter day 23 of the Empire State Conflict, you might be asking yourself: Why are these guys up in Albany such doofuses? Why can't they shut up and do their damn jobs? The legislative chaos is infuriating, but it's also quite confusing. So here's a helpful FAQ that may not make you feel better about the fate of your government or the future of democracy, but will at least help you to grasp...
