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the albany project - Front Page (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The topic below was originally posted on my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal . The jostling among New York State's political heavy weights is underway to replace Hillary Clinton. New York State governor David Paterson has opted not to select himself. Instead names ranging from Brooklyn Congresswoman Nydia Vasquez (my district) to Suffolk County Executive Thomas Suozzi are mentioned....
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Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Gov. David Paterson tops the list of honorees at tomorrow’s Yonkers Human Rights Commission awards ceremony. The event is called “A Celebration of Disability in the Workplace,” and Paterson, who is legally blind is to be honored with the organization’s 2008 Humanitarian Award. State Human Rights Commissioner Galen Kirkland is expected to accept the [...]
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The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
From PolitickerPA reported Dan Hirschhorn, at the National Governors Association in Philadelphia: David Paterson reiterated today that he would take his time in choosing a Senate replacement for Hillary Clinton, and that no announcement would be made until after she is confirmed as secretary of state by the Senate. “I think I can take time and make the right decision,” he told reporters...
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The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
David Paterson basks in Clinton-related attention. According to Rick Karlin, in Albany, " Speculation about whether there will a retirement incentive has become something of a favorite indoor sport." New York is ranked by one survey as the fifth "greenest " city in the country, up from sixth last year. The Daily News gleefully notes that the World Toilet Organization pledged $1.2 million...
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The New York Observer (Free subscription) | yesterday
A day after David Paterson criticized the slate of candidates he can choose from to replace Chief Judge Judith Kaye, State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. and Senator-elect Hiram Monserrate have released statements saying they, too, are unhappy about the lack of diversity. In a statement released this afternoon, Monserrate said, “I am appalled that the Commission did not properly consider the...
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Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
So far state agencies have fallen 25 percent short of the $1.1 billion in cuts ordered by David Paterson. Fifteen agencies failed to cut the 10.3 percent requested by the governor, but the bulk of the gap comes from the State Police and Department of Corrections. A spokesman said that Paterson "made a determination not to include them in a requirement to achieve their savings...
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The Politicker (Free subscription) | yesterday
ALBANY—Get ready for the next chapter in the battle over property-tax caps. Governor David Paterson and Tom Suozzi, the Nassau County executive who chaired the state commission on property tax relief, again reiterated their call for a cap on property tax levies to control education spending. read more »
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WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | yesterday
Right now it's the hottest political guessing game in town. Who will get the green light to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate? It's New York Gov. David Paterson's call, one he says he's not ready to make. And in that regard he was just a tad naughty Monday.
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Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Gov. David Paterson just said the all-male, nearly all-white (just one black, COA associate judge Theodore Jones) list of nominations for Court of Appeals Chief Judges “disturbs” him. While that’s all Paterson said about the list at press conference a few minutes ago to tout his school tax cap plan, his spokesman Errol Cockfield later came [...]
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Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Gov. David Paterson said today he is “disturbed’’ by the list of candidates sent to him by a screening panel to succeed Judith Kaye as the state’s chief judge when she steps down at the end of the year. He didn’t answer when asked what disturbed him about the list, but an aide said later the [...]
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Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Gov. David Paterson, who will choose U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton’s successor in the Senate, was in a cabinet meeting this morning when she was nominated. Paterson, who stood by Clinton during her failed run for president, just issued a statement congratulating her: “Since the founding of our [...]
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RssDaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
ALBANYâGet ready for the next chapter in the battle over property-tax caps. Governor David Paterson and Tom Suozzi, the Nassau County executive who chaired the state commission on property tax relief, again reiterated their call for a cap on property tax levies to control education spending. One of the commission's final recommendations - which Paterson embraced - is to cap...
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RssDaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
ALBANYâResponding to the totally expected nomination of Hillary Clinton for secretary of state, David Paterson praised the politician he has long supported , and made it clear he is not going to announce a replacement any time soon. In addition to calling her a "warrior," "advocate" and "the leader we need," the governor addressed (briefly) the looming next step. "In order to appoint...
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RssDaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
A day after David Paterson criticized the slate of candidates he can choose from to replace Chief Judge Judith Kaye, State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. and Senator-elect Hiram Monserrate have released statements saying they, too, are unhappy about the lack of diversity. In a statement released this afternoon, Monserrate said, âI am appalled that the Commission did not properly consider...
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RssDaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
From PolitickerPA reported Dan Hirschhorn, at the National Governors Association in Philadelphia: David Paterson reiterated today that he would take his time in choosing a Senate replacement for Hillary Clinton, and that no announcement would be made until after she is confirmed as secretary of state by the Senate. âI think I can take time and make the right decision,â he told reporters...
