Gibson leads Murphy by nine points in latest poll
ALBANY – This doesn’t bode well for New York’s congressional Democrats: Freshman Rep. Scott Murphy’s once-comfortable lead over upstart Republican Chris Gibson has suddenly become a nine-point deficit....
View ArticleCuomo still pounding Paladino: poll
With just six days to go to Election Day, yet another new poll shows Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo crushing Republican challenger Carl Paladino in the race for governor. A Quinnipiac...
View ArticleRep. John Hall in dead heat with GOP challenger
ALBANY – Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. John Hall is in a dead heat with his Republican challenger in the battle for the 19th Congressional “Tappan Zee Bridge” district that includes parts of...
View ArticleNY attorney general, comptroller races now in dead heat: new poll
ALBANY – A bombshell new poll out this morning shows that the Republican candidates for attorney general and state comptroller, who’ve trailed their Democratic opponents for weeks, have closed the gap...
View ArticleCarl Paladino invokes dead son in new Internet video
With a day to go before Election Day, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino tried to connect with voters with the help of an online video invoking his dead son. Paladino said his desire to run for...
View ArticlePoll: Voters optimistic Cuomo will get the job done
ALBANY – Democratic Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo is heading into office with broad support – including backing from 4 in 10 Republicans – while most New Yorkers want his former foe to quit politics for...
View ArticleCuomo: I’ll spend more than $4M on union war
ALBANY – Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo said he was girding for a multi-million-dollar war with public employee unions to defend his efforts to close a projected $9 billion budget deficit without raising...
View ArticleGov. Paterson’s aide in domestic violence case fired
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson has quietly dumped scandal-scarred ex-aide David Johnson from the state payroll, nearly nine months after he was suspended for allegedly beating his former girlfriend in the...
View ArticlePaterson: Loss of top aide contributed to downfall
ALBANY – Out-going Gov. Paterson this morning blamed many of his political woes on the early departure of – and his failure to replace – a trusted aide who failed to pay his taxes. Charles O’Byrne, the...
View ArticleGov. Paterson fined $62K for taking free Yankees tickets
ALBANY – The state’s top ethics watchdog slapped Gov. Paterson with a whopping $62,000 fine this morning for accepting free World Series tickets last year from the New York Yankees. The Public...
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