Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
NY Gov. David Paterson is calling the state Senate back to Albany on Tuesday for a special session during which he will demand a vote on marriage equality. The Empire State Pride Agenda asks all New Yorkers to immediately contact their senators and demand their support. We now need to make sure that the State Senate takes action on the marriage equality bill when...
Virginia Virtucon (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The “Hunt” is on to succeed AG-elect Ken Cuccinelli in the VA State Senate… Steve Hunt for State Senate Campaign Kick Off Saturday, November 7, 2009 7:00pm – 9:00pm Fairfax Station Railroad Museum 11200 Fairfax Station Rd. Fairfax Station, VA View Map
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Well, would you look at that: Now the State Senate Democrats are going to head to Albany next week for the special session that Governor David Paterson called. The Dems had called it a "photo-op" for the Governor and the Daily Politics reports , "Insiders say not showing would have left them vulnerable to attacks that they are not taking the state's fiscal crisis...
Virginia Virtucon (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
MARIANNE HORINKO ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR STATE SENATE IN THE 37TH DISTRICT Centerville, VA – Marianne Horinko, an accomplished leader, business owner and committed conservative announced today her candidacy for the state senate in the 37th district. Marianne will seek the Republican nomination to replace Virginia’s new Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli. “Ken...
The Daily Gazette stories (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Former State Senate majority leader Joseph L. Bruno used his state stationery to seek a meeting with Gov. George Pataki for a communications company he had a financial interest in, according to testimony at his federal court fraud trial this morning.
the albany project (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
If you are trying to find a bill in the New York State Assembly , it is fairly easy. That is, if you know the bill number or are able to find the right keyword. And even if you find the bill, the roll call vote information may not all be there and you might only find a summary of the legislation. For the New York State Senate , the process was even worse. Sometimes you could not...
Library Stuff (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The New York Observer – “The New York State Senate’s chief information officer team just launched an early version of their Open Legislation Portal today.” Direct to the new site
Cap'n Transit Rides Again (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
This week New York voters re-elected most of their City Council members, and elected a few new ones, with most of them not having taken much of a stand on transportation issues. It's time to start looking to next year and the state legislature. Of course, the biggest obstacle to real reform this year was the dysfunctional State Senate, where the Democratic and Republican patronage...
Bakersfield.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Assemblywoman Jean Fuller is leaning toward running for the state Senate and not for re-election to her current post, she said Friday. If she indeed goes that way, other candidates' plans should firm up, too.
Kicking Ass Ann Arbor (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
First things first, no one worry, my fun banner will be here soon! I thought I would kick off my new column by giving a general overview of the current makeup and politics of our state legislature. Hopefully I will be able to provide new information to even those that already follow state government. The current [...]
Alternet (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Marriage equality has been an issue Governor Paterson has long championed and we are thrilled he has called the State Senate back to Albany next Tuesday and put the marriage equality bill on the agenda. We now expect that we will get the respectful debate and vote that we've been waiting for since June. There is never a wrong time or inconvenient time to debate human rights legislation...
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
New York Governor David Paterson has called the State Senate back to Albany for an extraordinary session on Tuesday, November 10, and the marriage equality bill is on the agenda. The Empire State Pride Agenda released a statement this afternoon:...
Open Left (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
After losses like the one in Maine, I always feel like the best way to channel anger is into the next fight. Well, we've got one on our hands. Empire State Pride Agenda just e-mailed out the following: Marriage equality has been an issue Governor Paterson has long championed and we are thrilled he has called the State Senate back to Albany next Tuesday and put the marriage equality...
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The New York State Senate's chief information officer team just launched an early version of their Open Legislation Portal today. The site allows users to search for bills by sponsor, committee, recent actions, and recent votes. You can also search by keyword, like, say, "bicycle" and find relevant bills and data available in four different formats. Most of this information...
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
After there’s been a flurry of Democratic State Senators who are foregoing running for office again in favor of greener pastures, I had someone send me a link to this page, pointing out that it looks like one of the State Senate’s Democrats has a shingle hung out in a different state: Read it here. I don’t [...]
